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Text your say: Shining a light on the dark past
Recognized: Several former political prisoners listen to the results of a hearing onto human rights abuses in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Sept
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Recognized: Several former political prisoners listen to the results of a hearing onto human rights abuses in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Sept. 19. The hearings, supported by a number of local and international NGOs, concluded that there were 768 victims of the 1965-1966 violence, who had mostly died or disappeared.(Antara/Basri Marzuki) (Antara/Basri Marzuki)
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span class="inline inline-center">Recognized: Several former political prisoners listen to the results of a hearing onto human rights abuses in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Sept. 19. The hearings, supported by a number of local and international NGOs, concluded that there were 768 victims of the 1965-1966 violence, who had mostly died or disappeared.(Antara/Basri Marzuki)
Your comments on the upcoming commemoration of the 50th anniversary of an attempted coup blamed on the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the subsequent mass killings of people linked to the now outlawed political organization, and whether the state should apologize for the tragedy:
Accepting and telling the nation the truth is how we can start to move forward and illuminate this dark chapter of the nation.
This dark episode can serve as a guide for us to grow as a nation.
Eddy Yansen
Jakarta
Are we that desperate?
Tobin
Yogyakarta
Truth is of the utmost importance. We need an independent body or commission to uncover the truth of the state-sponsored killings of PKI members and others.
DWL
Perhaps an official apology with a genuine feeling of regret (or something akin if that's the best the government can do) would be appropriate. Such feeling at government levels might actually facilitate the protection of children taken from still-living parents because of stigma, as well as see that full restitutions for damages and suffering are given.
This is what a normal government and legal system would do ' a normal one.
L. Millar
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Topic of the day
RI's quest for visa-free status in Schengen
Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi has said that support is growing for Indonesia's proposal for visa-free access to the Schengen zone, which would enable Indonesian nationals to enter the zone's 22 EU member and four non-EU member states without visas. On Oct. 1 Indonesia will start granting visa-free access to visitors from all Schengen countries. What do you think about the proposal?
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