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Page 5 Page 11 Page 22 Royal farewell to Soeharto www.thejakartapost.com The Jakarta Post of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Karanganyar, Central Soeharto’s successors, B.J. Habi- bie, Abdurrahman “Gur Dur”Wahid ormer president Soeharto, who and Megawati Soekarnoputri were died on Sunday, was given a not seen at the funeral. F state funeral likened to the Soeharto’s body was buried next burial ceremonies of the ancient to his wife’s grave, while soldiers Javanese kings at his family mau- fired a salvo of guns, and all in atten- soleum in Karanganyar, , dance paid their last respects. on Monday. The funeral was managed by Soeharto’s body was carried in a workers from the royal military hearse at the head of a long Mangkunegaran Palace. procession from Adi Sumarmo air- In his address, President Susilo port in Surakarta (Solo) to the Bambang Yudhoyono hailed Soehar- Astana Giribangun cemetery, where to as an important figure who had Reuter/Vincent Kessler his wife (Tien) Soehar- made a great contribution to the to, and other relatives are buried. country. The President said Soeharto The Euro 2008 official mas- Thousands of locals, including was a human being who had faults cots Trix (left) and Flix pose for school children, stood patiently along and who had committed mistakes photographers in front of the the 35-kilometer route toward the during his 32-year tenure. trophy of the EURO soccer burial place to give their farewells “We have lost one of the nation’s tournament during the official and pay a last tribute to Indonesia’s best sons, a loyal fighter, true soldier opening of the “Europe Expe- longest serving president. and honorable statesman,” Yudhoy- rience Tour” launched in Basel Soeharto died at 86 at Pertamina ono said. on Monday. Until the opening Hospital in Jakarta and was trans- “We say thanks for his great con- match of the UEFA EURO ported to Central Java aboard a Her- tribution and meritorious service to 2008 in Basel, the trophy will cules C-16 aircraft via Halim Per- the nation during his life and forgive make 13 stops in Switzerland danakusuma Airbase in Jakarta. all his faults,”he said. and Austria, including the The service commenced with the During his military, political and competition’s eight host cities. reading of Soeharto’s biography, administrative career, Soeharto, who including mention of his great con- awarded himself the status of a five- Bird flu fatalities tribution to the nation during his star general, was once dubbed the military service and his 32-year “father of development”. reach 100 presidency. Soeharto left behind him a great Of the four Jakartans declared President Susilo Bambang Yud- number of unresolved human rights infected with avian flu virus hoyono, who had arrived on the abuses and corruption cases — espe- on the weekend, two of them Reuters scene earlier, presided over the cially in connection with the han- died on Sunday.The latest funeral ceremony. dling of the aftermath of the 1965 fatalities brought the number Those present at the ceremony abortive coup, the 1968 transfer of to 100 deaths from 124 cases. OFFERING included Soeharto’s children, his authority from the Old Order regime, The Health Ministry’s avian PRAYERS sons and daughters in law, grand and alleged power abuses that bene- flu emergency unit said in a children and other relatives. Hal- fited his family and cronies during press release on Monday a 23- Relatives (photo above) imah, the divorced wife of his second his long presidency. year-old man of Cakung, East pray near the grave of for- son, Bambang Trihatmojo, and Regi- Representing Soeharto’s family, the Jakarta, and a nine-year-old mer president Soeharto at ta Cahyani, also known as Tala, the former leader’s eldest daughter, Siti boy from neighboring Depok Astana Giribangun family divorced wife of his youngest son, Hardiyanti “Tutut” Rukmana municipality died on Sunday mausoleum in Karangan- Hutomo “Tommy” Mandala Putra, thanked the people who expressed after being treated for three yar regency, Central Java, were also in attendance. sympathy for her father. days at the referral Sulianti Monday. Two men (photo Several neighboring countries She appealed to the public to par- Saroso Infectious Diseases left) sit near four flags including Australia, Malaysia, Sin- don her father in order to smoothen Hospital in North Jakarta. The raised at half-mast in a gapore, Myanmar and Timor Leste the path for her father to return to officials were still investigat- Karanganyar village, near sent delegates to attend the funeral. the Almighty God. ing the victims’ last contact to the royal city of Surakarta, A great number of state officials However, even as the nation’s infected fowls. Two other Central Java, on Monday. were also in attendance, including enters to declared seven-day mourn- patients including a 31-year- The government has House Speaker Agung Laksono, ing period and increasingly louder old woman from East Jakarta instructed the nation to fly Coordinating Minister for People’s calls are being heard for the public to and a pet bird lover identified the national flag at half- Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, chairman pardon Soeharto, victims of human as Nas, 32, from Tangerang mast for one week to ho- of the Regional Representatives Gi- rights abuses, including those arrest- regency, were still receiving nor Soeharto. nandjar Kartasasmita, Chief Com- ed and imprisoned without trial dur- intensive treatment at a mander of the Indonesian Military ing his tenure, continue to say that

Jakarta hospital. — Antara Adiguna JP/J. Gen. Djoko Santoso and the chiefs they see no reason to forgive him. Five U.S. soldiers killed in north Iraq Soeharto’s friends defend his legacy Five U.S. soldiers were killed BI governor named in a coordinated attack in the Agence France-Presse certainly had a poor human But Lee said he believed knew what happened. Indone- northern Iraqi city of Mosul Singapore rights record,” said Downer, Soeharto was not responsible sia was in a state of anarchy Monday, the U.S. military who was foreign minister until for “the foreign debt problems then and he has no authority. suspect in graft case said, making it one of the sin- ontemporaries of In- last November. of many Indonesian companies At the time of the killings, he gle deadliest against Ameri- donesian former presi- “But on the other hand, and banks that triggered the was not even the president. He The Jakarta Post been convicted and jailed. can forces in months. The sol- dent Soeharto on Mon- there was very much more to rupiah’s fall.” did not order the killing,” Candra said KPK inves- C Jakarta diers’ patrol was hit by a day paid tribute to his role in president Soeharto than that... “I have no doubt history Mahathir said. tigators questioned Bur- roadside bomb before it came bringing stability and eco- he did have a very impressive will accord Pak Harto a Mahathir, who ruled for two he Corruption Eradi- hanuddin earlier this month under small arms fire in Iraq’s nomic progress to his country. strategic understanding of the place of honor in Indonesia’s decades before stepping down cation Commission in connection with the third-largest city, the military Singapore’s founding father region,” he added. history when his life’s work in 2003, said he regarded Soe- T (KPK) confirmed transfer of Rp 31.5 billion said, the day after Iraqi rein- Lee Kuan Yew said he would “Younger people do not is studied in calm perspec- harto as a personal friend and Bank Indonesia (BI) Gover- (around US$3.38 million) of forcements arrived in the city be accorded “a place of honor” know how disastrous was the tive,” he added. a friend of Malaysia. nor Burhanuddin Abdullah BI funds, to House mem- for a “decisive”final push in Indonesia’s history while economic situation in Indone- Malaysia’s former premier Thailand’s outgoing Prime and two other BI officials as bers, during the delibera- against al-Qaeda militants. Malaysia’s former premier sia before September 1965 Mahathir Mohamad also Minister Surayud Chulanont suspects in a graft case tion of a revision of the Law Few other details of the inci- Mahathir Mohamad described when hyper-inflation was defended Soeharto’s legacy. hailed Soeharto’s role in build- involving House of Repre- on Finance in 2004. dent were immediately avail- him as a “great leader and an drowning Indonesia’s econo- Mahathir, a contemporary ing and developing the Associ- sentatives lawmakers. The money was to have able. — Reuters international statesman.” my,” he wrote. of Soeharto during their long ation of Southeast Asian KPK deputy chairman originated from BI Banking Australia’s former foreign “Under Pak Harto’s leader- terms in power, told the offi- Nations (ASEAN), and praised Chandra M. Hamzah told Development Foundation minister Alexander Downer, ship, he turned the country cial Malaysian news agency, him for helping to maintain The Jakarta Post Monday accounts and be used for TEXT YOUR SAY while criticizing Soeharto for around and made Indonesia Bernama, that accounts the peace in the region. that the three were declared central bank needs in con- his human rights record, also an economic success story,” former Indonesian leader “He has made this re- suspects for their alleged nection with the BI Liquid- praised him for his impressive added Lee, referring to Soe- killed some 500,000 people gion far safer, stronger and involvement in the misap- ity Assistance program. Villain or hero grasp of the region. harto by the term with which after taking power in 1965 more confident than it was propriation of BI funds. The fund allegedly Former president and architect “He was certainly greedy, he he is known politely and were “absolute nonsense.” decades ago,” he said in a con- “They are (referred to as) served as grease money to of the New Order regime, Soehar- was certainly a dictator, he affectionately. “I know this for a fact. I dolence letter. BA, OHT and RS. We are smooth the revision. Such to, died of multiple organ failure now moving to further in- practices have reportedly Sunday. Do you think Soeharto vestigations,” Chandra said. been commonplace, but a was a villain, a hero or both? Chandra refused to spell lack of evidence has imped- Send your thoughts via SMS to +62 811 187 2772. Please Surakarta stops for Soeharto’s entourage out the initials, but con- ed investigations into the include your name and city. firmed that they were the alleged bribery cases. The Jakarta Post school students in their uniforms stood up the group of people on the street near the suspects. The transfer of BI funds — Editor Surakarta, Central Java in groups to see the convoys of cars carry- campus to see the funeral procession. KPK investigators have was discovered during an ing Soeharto’s family members, state offi- Lessons at the campus virtually ground also searched the offices of audit by the Supreme Audit undreds of thousands of Central cials and other mourners. to a halt, while activities at government Burhanuddin in Jakarta, Agency in 2006. TO ADVERTISE Java people bid farewell to former Some students waved mini national offices in Surakarta and Karanganyar and Rusli in Surabaya. None of the members of H president Soeharto on Monday, flags while others unfurled banners that were stopped. The anticorruption body the House of Representa- Phone : (021) 536 0001 who they said deserved the highest of said “Selamat Jalan Pak Harto!”(Farewell Since Sunday, air and land transporta- has questioned BI Governor tives, however, have been Fax : (021) 536 0009 tributes from the nation, despite his con- Pak Harto!) and “Selamat Jalan Sang Jen- tion services to Surakarta and Karangan- Burhanuddin Abdullah, BI questioned in connection Email: [email protected] troversial role in the past. deral”(Farewell the General). yar have been crowded and most hotels Legal Affairs Director Oey with the BI fund transfer. Hours before Soeharto’s body arrived Most students flocked to the street at in the two towns were booked out by Hoeng Tiong and former The House’s Disciplinary Monday at the Adi Sumarmo airport in the instruction of their teachers. thousands of people from Jakarta and head of BI communication Council has grilled Oey and TO SUBSCRIBE Surakarta — also known as Solo — resi- Some of them said they didn’t know the other towns. bureau Rusli Simanjuntak. Rusli twice this month over dents lined the 35-kilometer road the mil- former president personally and but said Airline companies, including Garuda Despite their status as the case, but no fellow law- Phone : (021) 530 0476 itary ambulance used from the airport to they had learned about his achievements Indonesia, have provided additional suspects they remain free. makers have been sum- (021) 536 0014 the Astana Giribangun cemetery in Mate- for the sake of the nation. flights to Solo and Yogyakarta in line with The KPK often puts newly moned for questioning. Fax : (021) 536 0008 seh subdistrict, . “We were ordered by our teachers to see the increase in demand for seats following declared suspects under Chandra said the KPK Email: [email protected] Many said they wanted to pay their last Soeharto’s funeral process and all the Soeharto’s death on Sunday. detention to facilitate fur- was still waiting for results respects and bid farewell to the country’s groups of people participating in the “Out of 115 hotels, including seven ther investigations. of the on-going investiga- Hotline second president and great leader. funeral ceremony,” said Dewi, a student three- and five-star ones in Solo, all are KPK has maintained a tion before it could name CIRCULATION SERVICE Many others said they were there for at the Kentingan state elementary school fully occupied with many hikes in room good record of building other suspects, including Phone : (021) 703 00990 the entertainment value and to find out in Solo. tariffs,” said Subandono, chairman of the strong cases. All state offi- the legislators who received what the funeral procession looked like. Rubiem, a library staff member with the Association of Hotels and Restaurants cials it has indicted have the fund. (wda) SINGLE COPY PRICE: Rp. 5,000,- Thousands of elementary and high Sebelas Maret University in Solo, joined (PHRI) in Solo.