JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Researcher Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Hermawan Sulistyo, questioned the results of national survey of the Indo Barometer, which states that the late former President Suharto was president of the most favored people of Indonesia and is considered the most successful presidents. According to Herman, the survey should be conducted on respondents who experienced the reign of Suharto.
"If respondents over 17 years, but only age 17 equal 18 years yes the same. She asked who was supposed to over 50 years. Age 50 years earlier was baseball all know about the Soeharto era. 50 years and over should be. We-we This is already experiencing in the age (Suharto) was. The wall has ears, after talking Look, we arrested the next day, digebukin. If the (age) 17 years of baseball experience like that, "said Hermawan Sulistyo after attending a seminar at the University of Paramadina, Wednesday (05/18/2011).
According to him, since the time of Suharto, Indonesia just like race run backward because of corruption. Moreover, according to Herman, the corrupt Suharto era is still free and close to political parties. "I do not want to mention names, but they still exist today. It used to go abroad after the corruption. Now go back again, once the Soeharto era conglomerates still rich. Klepto republic Republic, baseball is that reform is not our first time , digundulin, digebukin, there will be no current reform era, "he added.
Indo Barometer survey released on Sunday (15/05/2011) is one part of a national survey entitled "Evaluation of Reform 13 Years and 18 Months SBY's government," which was held on 25 April to 4 May 2011. From a survey involving 1,200 people, amounting to 36.5 percent of respondents chose the late former president Soeharto as president of the most preferred. Furthermore, 20.9 percent chose President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; 9.8 percent chose the late former President Sukarno, 9.2 percent chose former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 4.4 percent chose BJ Habibie, and 4.3 percent chose the late former President Abdurrahman Wahid.
In addition, the Indo Barometer also explore public perceptions regarding the most successful presidents. Again, the late former President Suharto be perceived as the most successful presidents. As many as 40.5 percent of respondents perceive Suharto as leader of the most successful. Furthermore, 21.9 percent chose President Yudhoyono, 8.9 percent chose the late former President Sukarno, 6.5 percent chose former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 2.0 percent chose former President BJ Habibie, and 1.8 percent chose the late former President Abdurrahman Wahid.
