Detik.com
- March 31, 2009
Muhammad Nur
Abdurrahman, Makassar – On March 31 the Concern for the Nation Functional Party
(PKPB) held an election campaign rally in the South Sulawesi provincial capital
of Makassar. Speaking before around one thousand sympathisers, PKPB General
Chairperson R. Hartono promised the rebirth of former President Suharto’s New
Order regime.
In his
speech, Hartono said that after travelled around the archipelago, the retired
general came to the conclusion that the ordinary people have a strong desire
for [a return] to the conditions when the New Order regime was in power.
“If there
are those who deny that during the New Order era Indonesia was able prosper it
means that they are fooling themselves”, asserted Hartono at the Mandala
Monument in Makassar on Tuesday.
The former
army chief of staff even alluded to Indonesia’s current leaders as being unable
to maintain Indonesia’s authority. Whereas when the country was led by Suharto,
Indonesia was a country that was highly respected.
“When Pak
Harto [Suharto] was the leader, this country was never disparaged by other
nations. [If] a single grain of sand was taken without permission it mean a
challenge”, warned Hartono.
At the end
of his speech, Hartono called in the ordinary people to vote for the PKPB,
because only in this way will the spirit of Suharto’s leadership be reborn.
(mna/djo)
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
