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Former Indonesia president is now in a very critical condition. All Indonesia media as well as the foreign reporters keep a close watch over his probably last-minute existence. Indonesia TV channel update the news live almost every half an hour from RSPP (Rumah Sakit Pusat Pertamina) hospital. The former dictator known to some as the smiling assassin for his hard policy against any opposition during his 32-year dictatorial rule is now raising heated debates among grass root Indonesian including bloggers.
Should he be pardoned? Should people forgive him? Should corruption charges against him be aborted? One thing is clear, however big mistake, and attrocities, he might have done, people respect him when he is lying sick in the hospital depends his life heavily on a ventilator
Wife of Munir, former Labor activist during Suharto’s era, said that she wishes Suharto well, and can forget but cannot forgive him. I don’t know how far the voice echoes to some other Indonesian activists who had felt and experienced the first hand of Suharto’s regime oppression.
It’s easy for others, the common people, to forget and forgive him; but it needs magnanimity for those whose lives and economic conditions has been paralysed by Suharto and his cronies.
Anyway, would you forget his past mistakes and forgive him? Would you want the current government to abort all the coruuption charges against him or would you want it to continue?
January 13, 2008 at 3:28 am
I don’t know much about law, but
as a moslem, we must forgive each other, right?
if we must abort the charge? I dont know.
January 13, 2008 at 8:37 am
I’m really appreciated Suharto because in His era Indonesia was become a Nation that predicted will be grow more than a developing nation. I’m sure, we must appreciate his work for 30 years, Indonesian Develoment since 1967.
January 13, 2008 at 9:03 am
personally I’ll forget his past mistakes and forgive him? but law is blind my friend
January 13, 2008 at 10:31 am
As a kind human, surely I will forgive him. And i think it is better for everyone to forgive him too, for it is very unhealthy to keep grudges in our hearts.
But i believe that we must continue the charge against him, it is not about revenge, it is about justice and as a good lesson for our children and generations to come, they can learn that even president must obey the law.
January 14, 2008 at 3:12 am
the law must go on, and we must forgive him later
it’s right as gus Dur said
January 14, 2008 at 9:29 am
As a human being and moslem, we have to forgive and believe destiny and all of this because of God. But we also have to fair in law.
January 16, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Former President Soeharto did contributed enormously to developing Indonesia. He built roads, telecommunication (using of Sateliite “Palapa” was a breakthrough at the time), electricity, schools, health centers, and many, many more throughout the country. We should appreciate him greatly for that.
Sadly, he did made mistakes. And he ruled repressively, without chance to his critics to speak out. Made him uncontrollable, such a royal (remember “lengser keprabon”?). Should we forgive him? Imho, yes, considering all the merits. But, we shouldn’t forget the mistakes, in order, we–Indonesian, not to repeat the same mistakes again.
January 24, 2008 at 12:03 pm
anyway, his name is SOEHARTO, not suharto..
January 30, 2008 at 7:14 am
I agree with Budi S. In my opinion we Shouldn’t forget his mistakes. The law must be on the rule.
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February 2, 2008 at 12:22 pm
soeharto himself never say sorry….too bad.
February 2, 2008 at 1:50 pm
@Tim: hi tim, good point. among the so-called priyayi–javanese aristocrat–apology to their ‘people’ is unknown. suharto was no exception. at the same vein, it’s extradinary to ask Mbak Tutut–Soeharto’s daughter–asking for apology for her father in front of a bunch of tv cameras soon after her father’s death.
April 11, 2008 at 4:32 am
Suharto is a Smiling Assassin? How could u say like that? Sir, it is a slander as long as u can’t give a real chapter & verse. We’re moslem, n I think u know how to say bout other people. Forgive him as a moslem, even the law should not be stopped
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May 12, 2008 at 10:21 pm
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August 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm
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October 9, 2008 at 5:54 am
the worst of him I think is he’s been broken the law in Indonesia >:(