Students

Students against New Order?

From Koran Tempo

A number of students have lodged protests with the General Elections Commission (KPU) against the return of New Order forces, which, according to the protesters, has been indicated by the KPU's compromises with New Order exponents.

The demo has shown that some students do not understand the workings of our state affairs. If the political rights of Siti Hardiyanti (Mbak Tutut as she is familiarly addressed) or her father, former president Soeharto, were supposed to have been abolished, they should have challenged the government, the Attorney General, the police and the Supreme Court.

The students should have questioned why there had been no legal action against New Order figures. They should also have asked other political parties why they were only thinking of their own position and power, without indicating any intention to solve the nation's crucial problems.

MARTUNUS HARIS Jakarta