The Phantom of the Past
Rumors of a resurgence of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) came back again during the 2014 presidential election campaign. After Joko Widodo was elected, a rumor circulated that the President planned to apologize to PKI families. In some areas, the police and military began conducting raids in search of communist symbols. The frequency of these raids increased after the National Defense Institute (Lemhanas) facilitated a symposium about the history of the 1965 tragedy and came up with the idea for a reconciliation between victims and the authorities.
May 17, 2016
Rumors of a resurgence of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) came back again during the 2014 presidential election campaign. After Joko Widodo was elected, a rumor circulated that the President planned to apologize to PKI families. In some areas, the police and military began conducting raids in search of communist symbols. The frequency of these raids increased after the National Defense Institute (Lemhanas) facilitated a symposium about the h
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