The Commander's Statement On The Polemic Of The Disappearance Of The Statues Of Suharto, Sarwo Edhie Wibowo And AH Nasution, Which Is Still In Dispute, Gatot Nurmantyo
JAKARTA - The demolition of the Suharto statue which became a symbol of the history of the suppression of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) at the Darma Bhakti Kostrad Museum is still a polemic.
The issue of the Suharto statue surfaced after the former TNI Commander General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo assessed that communism had entered the TNI. He linked the disappearance of the statues of Major General Suharto, General AH Nasution, and Colonel Sarwo Edhie Wibowo at the Dharma Bakti Museum, Kostad Headquarters with his accusations of communism. "The statue of Pak Sarwo Edhie, as well as Pak Nasution but also the seven heroes of the revolution are no longer there, and specifically in Pak Harto's room it reflects the suppression of the G30SPKI rebellion controlled by Pak Harto at his headquarters," said Gatot at a webinar entitled 'TNI Vs PKI' last Sunday, September 26th
Later, the disappearance of the statue was due to the request of its maker, Lt. Gen. AY Nasution. He asked to dismantle the statue of Suharto et al related to religious beliefs because he felt guilty making the statues.
Pangkostrad Lieutenant General Dudung Abdurachman has also opened up about the disappearance of the statue of the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia Suharto at the Kostrad Headquarters, Central Jakarta. Dudung admitted that he could not refuse when former Commander of the Army Strategic Reserve Command Lieutenant General (Ret.) Azmyn Yusri Nasution asked for the statue of Suharto and friends to be removed.
On Thursday, September 30, Dudung said, this started when AY Nasution met him on August 30, 2021. At that time, AY Nasution said Dudung said that he had some disturbing thoughts. This is related to the statue that Suharto et al were at at the time at the Kostrad Headquarters, Gambir, Central Jakarta. "On August 30, 2021, there was Lieutenant General TNI (Ret.) Azmyn Yusri Nasution, the 34th former commander of Kostrad, he came to my place. , 'So Mr. Dudung Pangkostrad, I am a former Pangkostrad Commander during my service here for about a year, I have unek things that until now have stuck in my life, one of which was when I made a statue'," said Dudung imitating AY Nasution's conversation to him. .Dudung said AY Nasution talked about the law of making statues in Islam. Dudung even said that AY Nasution had pleaded and almost burst into tears when talking to him."'According to Islamic teachings it is forbidden to make the statue, because I begged Pak Dudung', he almost shed tears, 'I am old. Mr. Dudung, I don't want to die, I'm going to hell, now what's bothering me is Mr. Dudung, there is a big statue that I made, it's a statue of Pak Harto, a statue of Mr. AH Nasution and Sarwo Edhi, please I will pull the statue and I will destroy it at the museum'," said Dudung. Hearing AY Nasution's request, Dudung admitted that he called Irkostrad and Kaskostrad and asked their opinion on the request. Dudung judged that because the statue was made by AY Nasution himself, he could not forbid it and finally allowed it. Coincidentally, Major General Ilyas and Major General Ainurahman are my classmates and have been in the Kostrad for a long time and were once subordinates of AY Nasution," said Dudung.
"What about AY Nasution's opinion, indeed he wanted it because he made it, I said that if it was the previous elder who made the previous elder and it was history made by his previous elder, I will definitely forbid it," he continued. Dudung said that AY Nasution made the statue personally. , not official. The statue was taken, said Dudung, on the same day AY Nasution arrived. Dudung doesn't mind if there will be a similar statue made later." But because he made it personally, not on an official basis, then you are welcome, sir. that too," he said.
Gatot Still Questions The Lost Statue of Suharto
However, former TNI Commander General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo again questioned the disappearance of the statue of the 2nd President Suharto.
After questioning the disappearance of the Suharto statue at the Kostrad Headquarters, Gatot is now comparing the Suharto statue to the statue of the Proclaimer Sukarno.
Gatot Nurmantyo conveyed this on Karni Ilyas' YouTube account with the headline 'COMMUNISTS RISING AGAIN?? GATOT: I GIVE YOU A WARNING!" - KARNI ILYAS CLUB'. Gatot gave an answer when asked about his hopes after the disappearance of the statue of Suharto et al at the Kostrad Headquarters. "Yes, I still think positively that because Kostrad was the backbone, back in '65 ( 1965) and so on, to keep. Because the museum is actually in Kostrad, it is a form of historical inheritance, so that all Kostrad soldiers know and are aware that the commander is like that, then Kostrad is like that, so that one day the operation will definitely be at the forefront of Kostrad," said Gatot on YouTube Karni Ilyas like seen, Thursday, September 30. Gatot then talked about the whereabouts of the Suharto statue. Gatot found it ironic that the Suharto statue was missing or not even there, while Sukarno's statue was everywhere. I am also a commando soldier, Pak Harto (Soeharto), I am also a former Kostrad Commander, Pak AY (Azmyn Yusri) Nasution is also a former Army Chief of Staff, he and she are examples, role models, about how to struggle, how to think, how to plan to make efficient decisions . So that in the shortest time it can be reversed. This is a very strategic matter for not only the TNI, his family, and the community," said Gatot. is there a statue? Even such a small statue was destroyed. This is a very ironic thing," he continued. He asked everyone to respect the President of Indonesia. He hoped that there would be statues of the Indonesian president at the Kostrad Headquarters. Gatot hoped that every Indonesian President would be respected by all parties. Indonesia. "Well, my hope is, let us all respect whoever our former presidents are. So that the world will see that we are a great nation that respects any mistakes, this is only a lesson not to be repeated, but we raise it together. Bung Karno, for example, brought a proclamation, then Pak Harto, Mr. Development, Mrs. Mega the first female president, and so on, Jokowi might be the President of infrastructure, right, so all of them are portrayed in the same position. So that the world will see that it is Indonesia," he concluded