Soeharto's judicial proceedings

Soeharto's judicial proceedings

From Kompas

President Abdurrahman Wahid has repeatedly said former President Soeharto would be granted a presidential pardon on completion of judicial proceedings.

I wonder why judicial proceedings are required when later on he will be pardoned? Why not start now with a political reconciliation aiming at granting Soeharto the pardon? This way, I believe, will save unnecessary State expenditures such as the relevant investigation into the former president.

One more issue I'd like to know is the 2 percent collected from entrepreneurs (during the New Order era)). Where did the funds go? Let's not make it a repetition of the Bung Karno revolution funds which none can tell the whereabouts.

PANG PANG TEGUH BU

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