Page 230 - BUKU A CENTURY OF PARLIAMENTARY LIFE IN INDONESIA

DPR-RI DURING THE NEW ORDER:
STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE STATE (1967-1998)

The Government’s reaction to this student movement was quite strong, Speaker of the DPR-RI, Adam
Malik, while welcoming the
both through physical instruments and policies. On 21 January 1978, Student Council/Student Senate
Admiral Sudomo through the Decree of the Operational Command- from Semarang, on 19 January
er for the Restoration of Security and Order number SK19 EP/02/ 1978 at the DPR-RI Building.
KOPKAMTIB/I/1978 suspended the activities of the entire Student Coun-
cil (Dema) of universities/colleges/institutes. The next government’s ac-
tion against the campus was handed over from Kopkamtib Chief of Staff
Sudomo to the Minister of Education and Culture Daoed Joesoef. On that
occasion, Daoed Joesoef immediately issued a Decree of the Minister
of Education and Culture No. 0156/U/1978 concerning the Normaliza-
tion of Campus Life (NKK), which was officially enacted on 19 April 1978.
The contents of this policy prohibited students from practicing politics
on campus.

In addition to the arrests of student figures, during 1977-1978 the Govern-
ment carried out repressive measures against a number of other impor-
tant figures. Several scholars and retiring military figures who were criti-
cal towards the government were given warnings. Among them, Prof. Dr.

dpr.go.id 223