I have never been so afraid of criticism of the regime

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –

Economist Kwik Kian Gie admits that he is afraid to express a different opinion or against the current government. Kwik is concerned that after expressing a different opinion, the regime will be immediately attacked. buzzer on social media.

This statement was revealed by Kwik on his personal Twitter account, @kiangiekwik. According to him, the different opinions expressed were not to attack, but to provide alternative information that could be used.

“I have never been so afraid as now of expressing a different opinion with the best of intentions to provide alternatives.buzzer everyone, personal matters are dropped, “said Kwik CNNIndonesia.com and has received the permission of the person concerned, on Monday (8/2).

The former coordinating Minister of Economy and Industry in the era of President Abdurrahman Wahid then compared the times when he criticized him when Suharto was in power.

Kwik admitted that he was free to criticize the New Order regime in a Kompas Daily column. According to him, the criticism he delivered at the time was also quite sharp.

“Sharp criticism, not even if there is a problem,” he said.

Kwik’s statement received mixed responses. Many of his followers even questioned Kwik’s current position.

Kwik is known to be a member of the PDI-Perjuangan (PDIP), the party that is also the headquarters of President Joko Widodo. Kwik said it was still a PDIP painting.

However, Kwik said, even though one party doesn’t necessarily mean it should continue to win favor or look for faces in front of Jokowi.

“I’m still a box so far. A match with Pak Jokowi. But doesn’t that mean you have to win the favor and look for faces? The relationship with Mbak Mega is still super (close),” he said.

Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Pramono Anung said the government needed harsh and harsh criticism. Pramono compares criticism, even from the media, to herbal medicine.

“We need open criticism, harsh criticism, harsh criticism because with that criticism the government will build a more direct and correct path,” Pramono said in commemoration of National Press Day 2021, quoted from the YouTube channel of the Cabinet Secretariat, the Tuesday (9/2).

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