Wiranto launches book on Soeharto

Wiranto launches book on Soeharto

JAKARTA: Former coordinating minister for political and
security affairs Gen. (ret) Wiranto launched a book on Monday
advising Indonesians to remain true to the 1998 reform spirit
that ended Soeharto's three decades of authoritarian rule.

The book, titled Bersaksi di Tengah Badai (To testify in the
midst of a storm), also relates his experience as a minister
under three presidents: Soeharto, B.J. Habibie and Abdurrahman
Wahid. It is Wiranto's third book.

He said the book should serve as a reminder to all leaders and
Indonesians to pursue the reforms sought during the 1998 reform
movement.

No significant achievements had been made since the beginning
of the reform movement five years ago, he told a press briefing.

Wiranto has been touted as a presidential candidate
representing the Golkar Party and the tiny Indonesian Workers
Party (PPI). He has also been indicted by East Timor prosecutors
for his alleged role in the mass violence that followed the
former province's vote to separate from Indonesia in 1999. -- JP