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Recommendation for 1965 purge to be submitted to President
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International People’s Tribunal for 1965 crimes against humanity (IPT 1965) coordinator Nusryahbani Katjasungkana speaks to journalists after reading out the tribunal’s ruling in Jakarta. (thejakartapost.com/Liza Yosephine)
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recommendation to resolve the 1965 communist purge has been prepared and is ready to be submitted to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
“I have met Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto. At the ministerial level, the document has been completed. The minister will submit it to the President,” National Resilience Institute Governor Agus Widjojo said as reported by kompas.com on Saturday.
In April, the government sponsored a two-day symposium in which the organizers invited various parties to tell their versions of the 1965 tragedy, which was marked by the killing of at least 500,000 members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) as well as sympathizers and supporters.
The organizing committee of the event, headed by Agus, invited various parties who were involved in the tragedy. But a number of retired generals later organized a counter symposium, the participants of which were mostly former military personnel.
“The President will ask for a second opinion from presidential staff members. But the main opinion will come from Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and other ministers. Just wait, the result will be good,” said Agus.
Meanwhile, Wiranto declined to comment on the recommendation and on whether a judicial or non-judicial solution would be approved. “In short, there has been good progress and one stance,” he added. (bbn)
