Soeharto case not to be postponed

Soeharto case not to be postponed

From Merdeka

Soeharto's trial should not wait until after the general election because it is not impossible that the next government will again be in the hands of his cronies. It will make the case only a dream.

Soeharto should be tried like Marcos and other heads of state who did the same thing as Soeharto, i.e. considering the state as their own possession. If necessary, the hearing can be done in an international court. What is there to wait for? The errors are very transparent.

Apart from Soeharto, his relatives, children, grandchildren, ministers, cronies and close acquaintances should also be tried. They obtained facilities and soft loans. In the latter case, banking people were also involved. Other parties involved were Pertamina and PT Timah, which caused a commotion in the 1970s.

Corruption in the Soeharto era started to spread when funds were needed to build Taman Mini Indonesia Indah and to supply his foundations in the 1970s. Then, businesspeople who received business and credit facilities, including government agencies, had to pay tribute and so, collusion was born. There was, afterward, nepotism in which all Soeharto's cronies and children, friends and acquaintances obtained lucrative positions.

What is there to wait for?

H.G. MALIKMASS

Ciputat, West Java