Candidates For National Heroes

Cabinet Secretary: Not Necessarily Approved Ten Names
A total of 10 names proposed by the Ministry of Social recently as a candidate for national heroes, not necessarily approved by the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor. Because the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor, who led the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto still going to process first based on input and aspirations of a growing community.

The names that have been proposed to the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor after being processed, will be delivered to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to set as a national hero. This was stated by Chief Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam told Kompas, Sunday (17/10) morning in Jakarta.

10 names of candidates proposed by the Ministry of Social hero is former President Mohamed Suharto H representing Central Java, the great scholar Abdurrahman Wahid, known as Gus Dur represent East Java, a former Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin representing West Java, national figures Johannes Leimena of Maluku, cleric Habib Sayid Al-Jufrie representing Central Sulawesi, Andi Depu from West Sulawesi, Abraham Dimara from Papua, Andi Makassau from South Sulawesi, Pakubuwono X of Central Java, and Sanusi from West Java.

'So long as this is not true if only Pak Harto (Suharto) just to be proposed by the government into a national hero. In addition to Pak Harto still there are nine others who will be proposed by the Ministry of Social Affairs to the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor to be processed first and determined by the President by the Presidential Decree, "said Dipo.

By Dipo, Secretary of the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor, who happened to be chaired by the Secretary of the Military President Sudirman, it will accommodate all the inputs from various elements in society to be taken into consideration in making decisions by the Board of degree, and Service Signs Signs of Honor. 'The community proposed to the Ministry of Social Affairs there are 18 character name. But only 10 people selected. Yes, among Pak Harto, Bang Ali, Wahid and Leimena, Sanusi and the other was, 'added Dipo again.

Asked how the national leaders and Catholic intellectuals, namely whether the IJ Kasimo heroes including 18 names of candidates who are not selected by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Dipo said he did not know anything. Dipo invites people to think positive to look at the names of candidates for the national hero.

'So, the government will process it based on community proposals with consideration of the services that have been given for life and the other side are questioned by society,' she added.

Former student activist in the 70s, also suspect information and there may have only mentioned that only HM Suharto, who shall be appointed by the government into a national hero is the effort of various parties to spread the attitude of displeasure from students and other elements to the government. That, he says, associated with a call for those willing to participate in demonstrations to topple the government on the 20th of October, given the name of Soeharto's New Order as a figure who has been less favored by most other communities.