Because of this, it is better to save the institution, the Indonesian Armed Forces, so then you have to resign . . . If he refuses, then he will go to the court. Commission member H.S. Dillon says that when the report is released in the next few days, it will implicate Wiranto, among other generals, in the scorched-earth rampage that followed East Timor's vote for independence last August 30. We have created the momentum with our investigation and there is nothing we can backtrack from. For us, it's truth, justice and reconciliation.
Someone has to be held accountable.
That's not just a political demand. Lack of accountability is the fundamental flaw in the economy and is at the heart of the new agreement Wahid signed with the International Monetary Fund in mid-January. Addressing it will be crucial in convincing decision-makers at firms like GE to do more than just exchange pleasantries with the president. The impression that Wahid doesn't have a firm handle on his government is standing in the way of billions of dollars in potential foreign investment. The removal of Wiranto could help correct this, particularly if, as expected, it convinces some of his political opponents to back off.