KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. After attending a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (The Treachery of G30S/PKI) in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo addressed the nation on Sunday, stating that his administration would never allow communism to flourish in the country. Jokowi, who has been repeatedly accused of being a communist sympathizer by his opponents, said the 1966 Temporary People's Consultative Assembly Decree (TAP MPRS) on the disbandment of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) clearly stated that communism was banned in the country. “Our commitment, my commitment, the government’s commitment is clear […] the PKI is banned,” he told reporters after leading the ceremony commemorating Pancasila Sanctity Day in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on Sunday.
Don't give communism a foothold: Jokowi
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. After attending a public screening of the movie Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI (The Treachery of G30S/PKI) in Bogor, West Java, on Friday, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo addressed the nation on Sunday, stating that his administration would never allow communism to flourish in the country. Jokowi, who has been repeatedly accused of being a communist sympathizer by his opponents, said the 1966 Temporary People's Consultative Assembly Decree (TAP MPRS) on the disbandment of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) clearly stated that communism was banned in the country. “Our commitment, my commitment, the government’s commitment is clear […] the PKI is banned,” he told reporters after leading the ceremony commemorating Pancasila Sanctity Day in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on Sunday.