Who Is Gus Dur To Tell Us What To Do?

Gus Dur : Lepas ni kita pergi IMF mintak sedekah ya anwar.

Anwar : Bisa di atur pak, IMF semua kawan saya.





KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid suddenly showed up in Malaysia a few days ago in what appeared to be an attempt to shore up Parti Keadilan Rakyat's election campaign in Permatang Pauh.
But for PKR to resort to using an erratic and discredited personality such as Abdurrahman is certainly most inappropriate, to say the least.
For those whose memory may have lapsed, Abdurrahman or popularly known as Gus Dur, Indonesia's fourth president, was perhaps best known as someone who once commanded a coalition of political support and also one who could "unite" Indonesia's politicians into opposing him, and that subsequently led to his impeachment by Indonesia's national assembly (MPR) and fall from grace. In all the 18 months that he was president, he brought Indonesia to greater disarray, especially in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. There were frequent bloody political protests while ethnic and religious strife as well as separatist tensions were frequent in far-flung provinces. He brought untold hardship to Indonesians when the rupiah fell even further during his stewardship. Gus Dur left the presidency in July 2001 in a cloud of disgrace amidst allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism, or popularly known as KKN in Indonesia for "korupsi,kolusi dan nepotisme". Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim has described Gus Dur as someone who has no support even in his own country. And in his usual diplomatic style, Dr Rais said Malaysians knew of the kind of reputation that Gus Dur has. Gus Dur told a news conference at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya recently that the legal system in Malaysia was undemocratic and questioned the need for the Internal Security Act. During the last days of his presidency, all the qualities that were once hailed about Gus Dur appeared to be his shortcomings -- his tenacity was seen as stubbornness, his outspokenness as diplomatically dangerous, and in the process, he upset a number of foreign governments. Far from being a model of democratic leadership, he has been seen as high-handed and autocratic. He did not hide his disdain and contempt for the Indonesian parliament and even described it as a kindergarten. He was also embroiled in a corruption scandal when his personal masseur fled, allegedly with more than USD4 million of government money. Gus Dur himself was accused of misappropriating donations amounting to US$2 million from the Sultan of Brunei in a scandal known as Bruneigate as the money was received outside of government channels. He was also censured for the Bulogate scandal for he was found to be involved in the withdrawal and disbursement of 35 billion rupiah (about US$3.7 million) from the National Logistics Agency (BULOG) which was pocketed by his close allies. He was censured by parliament despite his repeated denials of wrongdoing and the somewhat circumstantial evidence against him. Most people remember him as having failed to fulfil the people's reform mandate and having wasted the legitimacy given him by the people, and that he had failed to uphold the supremacy of the law and maintain national unity. In July 2001, the showdown between the Indonesian parliament and Gus Dur reached a climax. He refused to appear before Parliament and tried to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections. Six cabinet ministers resigned. Parliament then unanimously voted to impeach and dismiss him for corruption and incompetence. Despite being stripped of power, Gus Dur refused to vacate the presidential palace. The standoff lasted three days before it eventually dawned on him that he longer had the support of the people and decided to leave. In the face of adversity, he chose not to stay in Indonesia and fled the country. Gus Dur, with his erratic behaviour and conflicting statements, also flirted with Jewish organisations despite his strong Islamic credentials. Is this the kind of personality who could inspire us Malaysians?

tunku : this kind of personality suits anwar best. this kind of personality is always his loyal friends.they are all crooks. there is no different between them.they are all the same, crook morons.