SV & CU MR. AMIN ISKANDAR, BEING INTERVIEWED BY REUTERS CORRESPONDENT PETER GRIFFITHS OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT BUILDING
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Background: SYNOPSIS: ISKANDAR
"WELL I AGREE WITH THE VIEW THAT THE GOLKAR PARTY WILL WIN THE NEXT ELECTION, IT HAS BEEN KNOWN ALREADY FOR SOME YEARS BEFORE, SOME PEOPLE SAY IT HAS BEEN FIXED SOME YEARS BEFORE. BUT IN THIS CASE THE GENERAL ELECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US. FIRST OF ALL TO GIVE SOME RECOGNITION FOR THE REGIME WHICH WILL COME IN POWER.

THE SECOND ONE IS TO IMPLEMENT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AS FAR AS DEMOCRACY IS CONCERNED. THE THIRD ONE IS TO GIVE THE PEOPLE POLITICAL EDUCATION. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING .... .... AS FOR ME PERSONALLY. I REALLY ADMIRE THIS GROUP OF 50 PETITIONERS AS FAR AS THEIR COURAGE TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS, TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT. I THINK IT IS VERY HARD VERY DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS VIEWS IN THESE DAYS, IN INDONESIA. BUT THEY HAVE THE COURAGE STILL TO DO THAT. BUT IN THIS REGARD I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE INFLUENCE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE ATTITUDE OF THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL ELECTION BECAUSE WE ALREADY MADE IT CLEAR TO ALL OUR MEMBERS THAT THE GENERAL-ELECTION IS ONE OF THE POLITICAL ITEMS THAT HAVE TO IMPLEMENT SO ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME SMALL GROUPS WHO DO NOT WANT TO TAKE PART IN VOTING, WE STILL HOPE THAT THE AMOUNT WILL BE VERY SMALL."