[ppi] [ppiindia] State legislation on PKI members

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State legislation on PKI members

Sept. 30, 1965 - Blames attempted coup d'etat on PKI
1966 - Emergency People's Consultative Assembly
(MPRS) issues MPRS Decree No. 25/1966
outlawing PKI as a political party, any
activities disseminating or developing
Communist, Marxist or Leninist teachings and
ideologies in Indonesia
- Punishes, incarcerates or exiles members or
alleged members of PKI and affiliate
organizations, either legally or
extrajudicially
- Stamps ID cards of those jailed or exiled
E.T. for ex tapol, or political detainee
1976 - Government Decree No. 6/1976 bans members of
PKI and affiliate organizations from civil and
military services
1980 - Operational Command for the Restoration of
Security and Order (Kopkamtib) issues decree
to implement 1976 Government Decree
1981 - Home minister issues Instruction No. 32/1981
to all government institutions on how "to
handle" PKI members and their relatives, such
as requiring them to report to the nearest
military command upon relocation
1982 - Kopkamtib commander issues Guideline No.
15/1982 on ideological screening for civil
servants and employees of other vital
institutions or companies, either state- or
privately owned; screening includes background
checks on candidates' parents, parents-in-law,
siblings, aunts and uncles, grandparents and
spouses, as well as close friends, for ties to
PKI or affiliate organizations
1995 - Government Decree annuls E.T. stamp on IDs of
former prisoners/exiles implicated with PKI
1999 - House of Representatives issues Law No. 3/1999
on elections allowing former political
prisoners to vote, but retains ban on
legislative membership
2001 - President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid makes
official apology for discrimination against
former members of PKI or its affiliates and
their families
- Politicians who fear revival of Communist
Party reject Gus Dur's idea to scrap 1966 MPRS
Decree
2003 - House of Representatives issues Law No.
12/2003 on legislative election retaining
ban on former members PKI or its affiliates
from polls
- House issues Law No. 23/2003 on presidential
election with same restriction
2004 - Constitutional Court annuls Article 60(g) of
Law No. 12/2003 on legislative election
banning former members of PKI or its
affiliates from legislature
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Govt told to change policy on ex-PKI cadres

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The Constitutional Court's decision to reinstate the constitutional rights
of former communist members and their families members has sparked calls for
an end to all discrimination against them.
"It is high time for us to eliminate all forms of discrimination against
former members of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and their family
members," historian Aswi Marwan Adam of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences
(LIPI) said on Wednesday.
Aswi was particularly referring to the right to work in government
institutions and the Indonesian military (TNI).
Payung Salenda, a former communist member who was exiled for 10 years on
Buru Island, welcomed the court decision but called for an end to all forms
of discrimination.
"I welcome the ruling but the government must put an end to all
discrimination we experience in our life. Only then will our country be able
to reconcile," Payung said.
Payung, 79, complained that his identification (ID) card still bore mark
E.T., which stands for ex tapol, meaning a former political detainee
implicated in the 1965 abortive coup.
The government had in fact scrapped the code from ID cards in 1995 but,
according to Payung, a father of four, district officers refused to remove
the E.T. code from his ID card.
"I am also denied a lifetime ID card although I am already 79," he said,
referring to the ID card granted to citizens above 60 years of age.
The former staff member of the office of the prime minister's office was
dismissed in 1969 and exiled for 10 years without trial.
Until 1995, ID cards of his wife and his four children also bore certain
codes indicating their relationship with a former PKI member.
"I could not get a job after I served time. My children had no guts to dream
of becoming civil servants or military members," said Payung, who opened a
kiosk to make ends meet.
Ribka Tjiptaning Proletariyati, a daughter of a former PKI member, said the
government still discriminated against her.
"I couldn't set up a clinic of my own simply because I am a daughter of a
PKI member," said Ribka, known for her controversial book titled Aku Bangga
Sebagai Anak PKI (I'm proud to be a daughter of PKI).
The newly established Constitutional Court issued a historic verdict
allowing former PKI members to contest in the legislative election on
Tuesday, more than three decades after their constitutional rights were
removed.
Historian Aswi said on Wednesday the government must be able to follow up
the "symbolic message" from the Constitutional Court.
"This is the right time for the government to eliminate all discriminatory
rulings against former PKI members and their families," he said.
Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto also acknowledged
the decision, but expressed the hope that former PKI members would no longer
spread communism in the country.
"I'm also surprised (by the ruling) but it's already done. So let's hope
that they will not spread (communism)," Endriartono told a hearing with the
House of Representatives Commission I for foreign, security and political
affairs on Wednesday.
Chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama Hasyim Muzadi expressed a similar view, saying
every citizen should have equal rights.
"The Sept. 30, 1965 incident is already a part of history, and it's time for
us to forgive one another. The restoration of former PKI members' rights
will not be a threat to our country," said Hasyim.



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