TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Attorney General’s Office, the National Police, the Indonesian Miliatary (TNI), the National Symposium on the 1965 Tragedy, and the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Ministry have recommended a reconciliation to settle the 1965 tragedy.
National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas) governor Agus Widjojo said that the reconciliation concept was unavoidable.
“Of all considered [options], the reconciliation is the most feasible one,” Agus told Tempo on Thursday, August 25, 2016.
The settlement for the 1965 tragedy remains deadlocked to this date, as many organizations have different views related to how the case must be settled. Some expect a judicial settlement, while others hope for reconciliation.
Earlier in April, a symposium on the 1965 tragedy was held in Jakarta resulting in agreements escalated to the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister. Reports said that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had received recommendations in August.
Agus explained that reconciliation would be the most feasible way to settle the case since it was difficult to meet requirements for the case to be brought in a trial. Moreover, he said that the case took place more than a half decade ago.
He added that reconciliation would involve at least four elements in the recommendations provided for President Jokowi.
“The elements are the truth revelation, the restorative justice implementation, the restoration of victims’ rights, and the policy to compensate victims,” he explained.
Agus revealed that President Jokowi had not provided response yet in relation to the recommendations. “The response is up to the president. We cannot push him [to provide responses].”
Bedjo Untung, coordinator of the 1965 Murder Victim’s Research Foundation (YPKP) called on President Jokowi to immediately respond the recommendations.
“We want the government to follow up the recommendations, by extending an apology to victims from communist, nationalist, and Soekarno’s supporters’ sides,” Bedjo said.
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