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People are delusional about PKI: Law and human rights minister
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Members of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI) burn a banner with a communist symbol in front of the East Java governor's office in Surabaya, East Java, on June 1. (Antara/Didik Suhartono)
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aw and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly has urged the public to not be easily provoked by issues related to the now defunct Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) or communism movements.
“PKI-related issues are all delusions. Why do we need to raise dead ghosts? Where is the PKI?” he said on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.
He reiterated that the PKI and communism had been banned by the government through the 1966 Temporary People's Consultative Assembly Decree (TAP MPRS).
Therefore, there is nothing to be afraid of anymore, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician said.
Yasonna also urged parties to end their political games and instead contribute to more positive activities.
“There are so many positive things we can do,” he said.
Fake news provoked a group of people to besiege the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute Foundation (YLBHI) on Sunday evening, leading to chaos. The protesters accused the YLBHI of holding a PKI-related event, which had been denied by the organizers.
