A Bitter Pill for Jokowi
President Joko Widodo once said the government would strike hard against any manifestation of the Indonesian Communist Party. This has purportedly been taken advantage of by anti-communist groups.
September 26, 2017
SIDARTO Danusubroto used the words, ¡°It is as if President Joko Widodo has been given a bitter pill," regarding the attack on a discussion for historical revision regarding the events of 1965-1966 at the office of the Jakarta Legal Aid Society. ¡°(If he) swallows it, he will be blamed; If he spits it out, he will be blamed even more," said the member of the Presidential Advisory Board on Thursday last week.
Sidarto said the President is in a
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