INDONESIA: PRESIDENT HABIBIE'S FIRST SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT
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(16 Aug 1998) Indonesian/Nat
(16 Aug 1998) Indonesian/Nat
Indonesia's President, B-J Habibie has spoken at length about human rights violations and the faults of the previous regime.
In an address on Saturday - his first speech to parliament since taking the reins as president - he also apologised for the misconduct of the army, police and authorities.
In a departure from the past, Habibie made it clear that his presidency would be different from anything seen here before.
A sense of excitement pervaded the parliament building as MPs awaited the first address by the new president - B-J Habibie.
Elected under the old regime, these politicians know that with elections coming next year, this could be their last official function in this room.
As the new president arrived, the obligatory applause expected by the previous President Suharto was absent.
It was the first sign of change in a morning that was vastly different from previous presidential addresses.
In the past, the president's speech was not open to criticism or debate.
Habibie's speech - to mark Indonesia's independence anniversary celebrations - invited criticism however.
In fact after the initial opening ceremonies, painful issues were addressed head-on in an address that lasted more than two hours and was broadcast live to the nation's 202 (m) million people.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"We are still haunted by the shadows of the mass riots which had been triggered by the demise of the four reform heroes on the 12 May. The riots in the form of looting and burning of shopping centres and people's houses were even aggravated by the violence and sexual harassment against women, mostly ethnic Chinese."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
Habibie called the bloody riots last May that ended President Suharto's 32-year rule and killed 12-hundred people "barbaric" and "disgraceful".
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"All of these irresponsible acts are indeed very disgraceful; they have streaked the face of our nation, a nation renowned for it's good character and high morals, with shame. As a civilised and religious nation we curse these barbaric acts."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
As a result of this soul searching, the president announced that he would rethink his position on human rights.
SOUNDBITE: Bahasa Indonesian)
"Thus, we have firmly affirmed that we have abandoned in a conceptual manner the doubt, which has been felt up to now, that the notion of human rights is a product of Western culture."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
And in the spirit of this new philosophy, the president did something no president has done before - he apologised.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"In our seriousness to respect and enforce human rights, through this grand forum I, on behalf of the government, would like to express my deepest regrets for the human rights violations in several regions committed by individuals from the state apparatus in
the past."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
In conclusion, the president reaffirmed his commitment to finding a solution to the continuing problem of East Timor.
The province is regarded by many as the scene of the most blatant human rights
violations of the previous regime.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"To Portugal and the United Nations Secretary General, the government has communicated an offer to give East Timor province a special status, based on extensive autonomy, as part of a comprehensive solution of the issue involving the province. This
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Indonesia's President, B-J Habibie has spoken at length about human rights violations and the faults of the previous regime.
In an address on Saturday - his first speech to parliament since taking the reins as president - he also apologised for the misconduct of the army, police and authorities.
In a departure from the past, Habibie made it clear that his presidency would be different from anything seen here before.
A sense of excitement pervaded the parliament building as MPs awaited the first address by the new president - B-J Habibie.
Elected under the old regime, these politicians know that with elections coming next year, this could be their last official function in this room.
As the new president arrived, the obligatory applause expected by the previous President Suharto was absent.
It was the first sign of change in a morning that was vastly different from previous presidential addresses.
In the past, the president's speech was not open to criticism or debate.
Habibie's speech - to mark Indonesia's independence anniversary celebrations - invited criticism however.
In fact after the initial opening ceremonies, painful issues were addressed head-on in an address that lasted more than two hours and was broadcast live to the nation's 202 (m) million people.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"We are still haunted by the shadows of the mass riots which had been triggered by the demise of the four reform heroes on the 12 May. The riots in the form of looting and burning of shopping centres and people's houses were even aggravated by the violence and sexual harassment against women, mostly ethnic Chinese."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
Habibie called the bloody riots last May that ended President Suharto's 32-year rule and killed 12-hundred people "barbaric" and "disgraceful".
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"All of these irresponsible acts are indeed very disgraceful; they have streaked the face of our nation, a nation renowned for it's good character and high morals, with shame. As a civilised and religious nation we curse these barbaric acts."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
As a result of this soul searching, the president announced that he would rethink his position on human rights.
SOUNDBITE: Bahasa Indonesian)
"Thus, we have firmly affirmed that we have abandoned in a conceptual manner the doubt, which has been felt up to now, that the notion of human rights is a product of Western culture."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
And in the spirit of this new philosophy, the president did something no president has done before - he apologised.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"In our seriousness to respect and enforce human rights, through this grand forum I, on behalf of the government, would like to express my deepest regrets for the human rights violations in several regions committed by individuals from the state apparatus in
the past."
SUPER CAPTION: B. J. Habibie, President of Indonesia
In conclusion, the president reaffirmed his commitment to finding a solution to the continuing problem of East Timor.
The province is regarded by many as the scene of the most blatant human rights
violations of the previous regime.
SOUNDBITE: (Bahasa Indonesian)
"To Portugal and the United Nations Secretary General, the government has communicated an offer to give East Timor province a special status, based on extensive autonomy, as part of a comprehensive solution of the issue involving the province. This
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