Hatta and Democracy
Tuesday, August 13, 2002
Franz Magnis-Suseno, S.J.*
*Clergyman, professor of philosophy at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy, Jakarta
ON 15 July 1945, the Investigating Committee for the Preparation of Indonesian Independence (BPUPKI), met at Pejambon to discuss a fiercely debated issue (see Risalah Sidang BPUPKI, State Secretariat, 1992). Should democratic freedomsthe right to express one's views and opinion verbally and in writing and the right |
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