Historian Responds To Jokowi's Statement: The Colonial-Smelling State Palace Is More About Someone

Historian totaling Triyana (right). (ANTARA/Mansur)

JAKARTA - Historian totaling Triyana said the State Palace smells more colonialism about a person's character, not in physical buildings.

"We consider President Joko Widodo's statement that the State Palace smells more about a person's character," saidOK when he was a speaker at the book review event "The Reduction of Bung Karno's Teachings" in the context of the 79th Reflection on Indonesian Independence which was held by the GMNI Lebak Alumni Association at Multatuli Museum, Rangkasbitung, Lebak, Banten, reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 16.

If, there are people who say the State Palace smells of colonialism, it is not in physical buildings, but in character, in mind, in behavior.

"That's a colonial character that is dangerous that anyone can do," said kolo.

wajah mencontohkan salah satu karakterasi kolonial adalah menggunakan hukum guna menyelapkan rakyatnya sendiri.

This kind of talent is usually owned by people who are sitting sweetly in the chair of a leader.

"Moreover, he is in power. What are his characteristics of this colonial brain? In colonial times, the colonial government used the law to oppress it," saidOK.

Goodminton revealed the implementation of Exorbitante Rechten during the Dutch colonial government. This kind of law is considered to be a powerful tool to reduce his opponent.

"What is Exorbitante Rechten? A governor-general can punish anyone he doesn't like, by throwing him outside the territory of the Dutch East Indies or throwing him in a remote place," saidten.

He explained that the Exorbitante Rechten was the right of the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies to insult anyone who was not liked. This is a colonial perspective.

"Well, it means that legal engineering is also a colonial practice. Legal engineering is also what the governor general did during the colonial period," said Right.