The government needs to ask Gatot Nurmantyo to show facts about the rise of the PKI

jpnn.com, JAKARTA – Political observer Maksimus Ramses Lalengkoe believes that the government should take a position to respond to the statement made by former TNI commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo, which has gone viral on social media in recent days.

Gatot previously said his search results showed a resurgence of the new style of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI).

Gatot even claims to have smelled the resurrection since 2008.

“I think the government should take a position. The government is just asking Gatot to show the facts of the PKI’s resurgence,” Ramses told jpnn.com on Thursday (9/24).

According to the executive director of the Indonesian Institute for Political Analysis, the decision to ask Gatot to show the facts of his statement was very important.

At least for clarity, not just for accusations. Because the prosecution could go crazy.

“So the statement doesn’t go crazy,” he said.

Another thing, it is also important so that the public does not suspect that Gatot’s statement tends to have political implications that have certain political objectives behind.