Support Abolisi & Amnesty, Bamsoet calls Prabowo's efforts to embrace

Jakarta member of the House of Representatives Commission III and the 15th Chairman of the MPR RI and the 20th Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, Bambang Soesatyo, appreciated the strategic step of President Prabowo Subianto who gave former Minister of Trade Tom Lembong and Amnesti to the secretary general of PDI Perjuangan Hasto Kristiyanto. The decision was regarded as a state attitude born of the profound awareness of the importance of political stability, national unity and elite reconciliation amid the efforts of dynamics and challenges facing the Indonesian population. Bamoet also appreciates the decision of the Indonesian parliament that approved the request of the consideration of President Prabowo Subianto related to the abolition of Tom Lembong and Amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto. Including the important role of Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, who is also the daily chairman of the Gerindra Party Sufmi Dasco Ahmad to smooth the approval of all factions in the DPR. Browse to continue with the content “abolition and amnesty given by President Prabowo shows that power is used to embrace, not to exclude. To unite, not divide. This is a decision born of moral courage and state vision that is far ahead,” Bamsoet said in his statement Thursday (7/8/2025). Bam -Seet explained the lifting of Tom Lembong as a sign of openness to critical professional groups and was out of the perimeter of power. While amnesty to Hasto Kristiyanto reflected the good faith to open a dialogue space for the most important political powers such as the Indonesian Democratic Party of struggle that were in the most important opposition position. “It’s not about political compromise, but national consolidation. The president understands that Indonesia in the midst of global and domestic challenges needs elite unit to maintain the direction of development after 2045,” Bamsoet said. He added that reconciliation politics in historical records often cause the birth of national stability and resurrection. The step of President BJ Habibie in 1999 that gave amnesty to many political prisoners of the new order became the beginning of the consolidation of democracy after the Reformation. President Prabowo’s move, Bamoet says, stressed that similar enthusiasm is still relevant to facing the era of global geopolitical competition and the internal challenges of the country. “President Prabowo’s step is a manifestation of the moral power of a leader who understands that forgiveness is the highest form of power. Since Abraham Lincoln once refused to discriminate his former enemy in the American Civil War, President Prabowo is now taking a position as a uniform nation, not as a guard.” Also look at the ‘most popular week: Russian earthquake, Amnesty Hasto & Abolisi Tom Lembong’ here: (PRF/Ega)