Total eradication of Soeharto's cronies

Total eradication of Soeharto's cronies

From Rakyat Merdeka

The government of the republic of Indonesia with Abdurrahman Wahid (or Gus Dur) as president is what I call the government of stage III of the New Order. 1. Stage I was Soeharto's regime of 32 years which has left catastrophe in all fields of life. The worst is the nation's moral degradation in addition to the huge national debt. 2. Stage II was Habibie's regime of nearly two years, which ended without any achievement. On the contrary, it "was successful" in separating East Timor from the republic and encouraging disintegration. 3. Stage III is the regime of Gus Dur, who shouldn't have become the president since his accumulated number of votes in the 1999 election was small. He wouldn't have been appointed president if the New Order's henchmen, who were afraid of Megawati ascending the throne, had not taken special measures. Who says the current government is a reformist government, when the whole bureaucracy -- from governors to village chiefs -- is dominated by the New Order people, otherwise called Soeharto's cronies. Even in the present Cabinet, there are still many of Soeharto's men.

It's nonsense if Akbar Tanjung claims that he is not Soeharto's henchman, and it's also nonsense that the Functional Group (Golkar) is engaging in a new paradigm. That's a big lie; it is aimed at enabling Golkar to maintain its domination. Whereas, Golkar is indeed a traitor of this country, and, therefore, should not only be disbanded but made to vanish from Indonesian soil.

I believe the reform movement can only be carried out after 30 more years, when all of Soeharto's cronies have disappeared and are replaced by clean people, meaning those who never received anything from Soeharto.

HENDRO SAPUTRO

Bogor, West Java