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Text your say: Public objects to Soeharto's hero nomination
Top rank: President Soeharto (right) and Gen
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Top rank: President Soeharto (right) and Gen. (ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution (second right), both of whom were five-star generals, chat during a reception to mark the Indonesian Militaryâs 52nd anniversary at the State Palace on Oct. 15, 1997. The government announced recently that the late former president would be declared a national hero next year.(JP) (right) and Gen. (ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution (second right), both of whom were five-star generals, chat during a reception to mark the Indonesian Militaryâs 52nd anniversary at the State Palace on Oct. 15, 1997. The government announced recently that the late former president would be declared a national hero next year.(JP)
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span class="inline inline-center">Top rank: President Soeharto (right) and Gen. (ret.) Abdul Haris Nasution (second right), both of whom were five-star generals, chat during a reception to mark the Indonesian Military's 52nd anniversary at the State Palace on Oct. 15, 1997. The government announced recently that the late former president would be declared a national hero next year.(JP)
Your comments on the government's plan to nominate late former presidents Soeharto and Abdurrahman 'Gus Dur' Wahid for the national hero award in 2016:
Soeharto should not be in the same category as Gus Dur.
Time has not passed sufficiently that the good deeds done by Soeharto can overshadow his bad deeds.
Taco Huh De Vries
You have people who object and people who accept Soeharto's hero nomination. So to be fair what about a vote?
E. NURDIN
It doesn't matter to me who is nominated as a national hero, but absolutely not those who are still alive.
E. Iseli
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