Suharto s Opposition Grows Stronger in Indonesia

Suharto s Rivals Unite (Feb 1998) We meet President Suharto s opposition and discover that calls for him to go grow ever louder. Amien Rais is the leader of the Muslim group Muhammadiya, with 28 million followers. He has joined forces with Megawati Sukarnoputri to oppose Suharto in the coming elections. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Suharto has been in power for 30 years, his rule bolstered by his cronies and a repressive army. A Trade Unionist is secretly interviewed in his hospital cell - he s on trial for subversion , and if found guilty, could face the death penalty. It s a measure of the insecurity of Suharto s undemocratic regime. Megawati supporters are beaten with batons by Indonesian troops at a demo. Megawati herself bemoans the violence. In contrast, some anti-Chinese demonstrations appear to have been actually organised by the government to deflect criticism for the current financial crisis onto the Chinese. Whilst Suharto s grasping children bask in almost Royal splendour, the poorest tell us they couldn t even buy Christmas presents. And even the middle class are speaking out. But Suharto continues to stage extravagant displays of his power and ignore the widespread discontent. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/412 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Produced by ABC Australia - Ref 0412 Distributed by Journeyman Pictures