Media Alkhairaat -
January 25, 2010
Palu – The Central Sulawesi
Indonesian People's Opposition Front (FOR Indonesia) was officially declared at
10am at the Gor Palu Park.
FOR Indonesia was formed by
a number of people's opposition groups that oppose the neoliberal regime of
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Boediono, which the group
says has failed to provide leadership to the country over the last five years.
In a speech, Central
Sulawesi FOR Indonesia chairperson Edy P. said that after the five years and
100 days that the Yudhoyono regime has been in power, it been proven to have
failed to bring prosperity to the ordinary people. The policies that have
emerged have not sided with the people, such increases to electricity rates,
fuel prices and the cost of education and healthcare.
FOR Indonesia is an
alliance of groups including the Palu City and Sigi chapters of the Working
People's Association (PRP), the Solidarity Struggle for Agrarian Reform (SPRA),
the Central Sulawesi Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA), the Union for the
Politics of the Poor (PPRM), the Anti-Corruption Solidarity (SAK), FP3MRD, the
Kamalisi Traditional Society Alliance (AMAK), the Muslim Students Association
for Reform (HMI-MPO), the Palu Fiber Worker's Community (KPSP), the Political
Committee of the Poor-Peoples Democratic Party (KPRM-PRD), the Indonesian
Student League for Democracy-People's Democratic Party (LMND-PRD), the Politics
for the Poor-Urban Poor People's Union (SRMK-PRM), the People's Committee for
Democracy (Komrad) and the Women's Trade Union Federation Preparatory
Committee. (Hamsing)
[Translated by James Balowski.]
