Safe succession

Safe succession

From Editor

Dr. Suhardiman suddenly formed Baladhika Karya (a loose
force), meant to safeguard the succession process. According to
Suhardiman, who is Deputy Chief of the Supreme Advisory Council,
this special force is designed to curb violence that may arise at
the time of succession.

The first succession took place when Sukarno was succeeded by
Soeharto. The elections of president that followed were done
without much ado. So Suhardiman's concern about the possible fuss
during the next election is groundless. We already have a
mechanism for succession, anyhow.

We certainly do not wish for bloodshed to color the
succession, because the people will only suffer from such an
incident. Therefore, the voice of the people should be listened
to if the succession is to go smoothly.

BUWANA BAGAS TOMO

Jakarta