Spokesperson for President Prasetyo Hadi assessed that it is natural for a former president to be proposed as a national hero.
Therefore, Prasetyo thought that there was nothing wrong with the proposal to make the 2nd president of the Republic of Indonesia HM Suharto a national hero.
"We feel what's wrong? In our opinion, the former president is natural to get respect from the nation and state. Don't always look at the lack, we'll see the achievements," said Prasetyo Hadi in response to reporters' questions reported by ANTARA, Monday, April 21.
Prasetyo said that President Prabowo Subianto on several occasions always emphasized that Indonesia could be in its current position because of the services of its predecessor, starting from the 1st President of the Republic of Indonesia Soekarno, the 2nd president of the Republic of Indonesia HM Suharto, then the 3rd president of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie, the 4th president of the Republic of Indonesia KH Abdurrahman Wahid, the 5th president of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri, the 6th president of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and the 7th president of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo.
"Everyone has services. It is not easy to become president with such a large population. The problems that are always faced are unknown. So, in my opinion, the proposal of the 2nd president of the Republic of Indonesia HM Suharto to become heroes is not a problem," said Prasetyo.
However, he said the Palace had not specifically discussed the proposal.
When asked about the objections of several parties regarding the proposal of the 2nd president of the Republic of Indonesia, HM Suharto, because of allegations of corruption, Prasetyo said that there was no perfect leader.
"Yes, it just depends on which version. If there is a problem, it must be all of us. We are not perfect. There must be shortcomings for us," said Prasetyo.
The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) together with the Central Title Research and Research Team (TP2GP) last month discussed proposing a National Hero candidate in 2025.
There are 10 names that are included in the list of proposed 2025 National Hero Candidates. Of these, four names are new proposals, while the other six are re-submittances from previous years.
Some of the re-proposed figures include KH Abdurrahman Wahid (East Java), General HM Suharto (Central Java), KH Bisri Sansuri (East Java), Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri (Central Sulawesi), Teuku Abdul Hamid Azwar (Aceh), and KH Abbas Abdul Jamil (West Java).
Meanwhile, the four new names proposed this year, namely Anak Agung Gede Anom Mudita (Bali), Deman Tende (West Sulawesi), Prof. Dr. Maria Sirait (North Sumatra), and KH Yusuf Hasim (East Java).
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