Regarding The Hero's Title For Suharto, Badminton Triyana: True Heroes Don't Bring Condolences To Their People

2nd President Suharto (Intermediate archive)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives, totaling the importance of understanding history in its response to the discourse of awarding the title of national hero to the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto.

He considered that a true hero should not have a dark record that causes grief for his people.

"The true hero has not brought sorrow to his people," saidtendog, who is also a historian, to reporters, Friday, November 7.

He explained, the word hero comes from the Sanskrit 'pahala' language, which means fruit or the result of someone's actions. "So heroes are people who receive results as a result of what he does," he said.

mengingat bahwa pemberian gelar pahlawan nasional dimulai sejak 1950-an, sebagai upaya memperkuat identitas bangsa yang baru kemerdekaan. Presiden Soekarno menetapkan Abdul Muis sebagai pahlawan nasional pertama karena perjuangannya melawan penominahan Belanda.

Abdul Muis is a writer, journalist, and political activist who is active in Syarikat Islam. Because of his activities, he is always followed by Dutch intelligence, "explained the member of the PDIP faction.

Regarding the discourse of awarding the title of hero for Suharto,putus reminded that there are strict moral and historical requirements.

One of the important conditions is that you cannot have a defect that can reduce the value of your struggle. It must be perfect," he said.

He highlighted a number of important events during Suharto's leadership, including restrictions on freedom of expression and the 1997 (1998 economic crisis that rocked Indonesia.

In the past, criticism of the government could be considered subversive, and even led to arrests. That's a historical fact," said the legislator from the Banten I electoral district.

According to him, although Suharto was a great figure in the nation's history, many social injuries were left during his reign.

"The 1997 (1998 crisis shows that what has been built over the years has turned out to be fragile, like a clay-legged giant," he said.

menegaskan bahwa pahlawan sejati adalah mereka yang tidak menimbulkan kesadhan rakyatnya.

"He is not the one who silences critical voices, he is not the one who commits violations and violence against his own people," he said.

He also mentioned various cases of land confiscation and violence that occurred at that time, such as in the Kedung Ombo, Tapos, and Cimacan Reservoirs.

"Certain heroes should never bring grief to their nation," he said.

In closing, folis proposed that the assessment of a person worthy of the title of national hero be handed over to future generations.

"Let the generation after that time judge objectively who is a true hero and who is not," he concluded.