Case of Century: Toward a Politics of Oligarchy?

The alphabetic synthesis passes the constituent behind the assuming ace. Finally the case of Century Bank scandal exploded. Beginning with a battle of two law enforcement agencies, versus the Police Commission, or described as Cicak vs Crocodiles, which aroused widespread popular anger turmoil because the KPK arrested the two leaders, Seeds and Chandra. President SBY, first being obstinate, would not interfere. But when "black ribbon movement" began to launch a massive campaign, both in cyberspace and the plan took to the streets, summon SBY number of figures to the Palace, and the results formed the Fact Finding Team (TPF), consisting of eight people, led by Adnan quoted.

Moving quickly, TPF or team urged police freed eight seed-Chandra, capturing Anggodo Widjaja, and disable Kabareskrim Susno Duadji and Deputy Prosecutor General Abdul Hakim Ritonga. Urging broader society, the actions in the streets, echo on Facebook, discredit the Police, and was forced to release from detention Chandra Seed-Mobile Brigade headquarters in Kelapa Dua. The battle is not over, because the Police and Susno seek support of Commission III of the House of Representatives, to the extent Susno crocodile tears in front of a crocodile's ass-licker legislators. Movement of black tape to hold the stage in Bunderan Hotel Indonesia on November 8, moderate posts at the Commission hold a concert every Sunday night to bring music with artists. In the virtual world, a million facebookers support achieving the target in one week since the arrest Seed-Chandra. After years of TPF over, the Police do Susno including mutation and being replaced. Anggodo own status is unclear. Meanwhile, the issue now Cicak-Crocodile core leads to the real issue: the scandal of Century Bank bail-outs, which involves neoliberal technocrat Boediono-Sri Mulyani, and allegedly poured into the Democratic Party to endorse the election campaign in 2009.

Several members of parliament passed a questionnaire struggling Century. Outside parliament, activists joined in the Compact (Civil Society Coalition Against Corruption) continues to exert an investigation Century case. After the actions of support to the Seed-Chandra subsided, the police were behind the move the masses in various cities to corner the KPK. The climax, when the Compact intends to hold the stage in Bunderan HI on 29 November, a group of people hired to support the police pushed demonstrators intend to dismiss the action sequence. He argued, the stage in Bunderan Compact HI prohibited by Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo. Dated December 1, will hold a plenary session of Parliament with the agenda of the Special Committee endorsement questionnaire Century. Various action groups are ready to move down the road. The climax is expected on December 9 to coincide with World Anti-Corruption Day.

Seed-Chandra explosion of cases and scandals Century Bank became the hardest exam SBY government 100 days the second period. First, SBY won the strong support of post-election in 2004 with the promise of eradicating corruption, the KPK instruments. Now the situation turned around, the KPK is sacrificed. Secondly, cases of heart attack Century neoliberalism system that prefer poured 6.7 trillion rupiah to rescue banks rather than the Century class welfare. Boediono and Sri Mulyani, the two figures that supported the technocrats neolib SBY government, allegedly was behind the disbursement of bail-outs Century. According to Rizal Ramli in the interview on Metro TV, as the Governor of Bank Indonesia Boediono approve bank rescue promised hereafter Century because the position of vice president. Meanwhile, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, out to save his position in his cabinet. Century Bank bailout also allegedly ran into some inner circle of SBY in winning the Democratic Party and SBY-Boediono in Election 2009. Two entrepreneurs Budi Hartati Murdaya Sampoerna and a contributor to campaign funds SBY-called big depositors of Century Bank.

Crash rights Century questionnaire targeting suspected Boediono and Sri Mulyani be an excellent bargain political parties to gain a larger share in volume two of SBY's cabinet, according to reviews in the headline in The Jakarta Post (30/11/200). Unless PDIP, Hanura and Gerindra, all parties who have seats at the Senayan become SBY party supporters, but they have also become supporters of rights that makes the Democratic Century poll as attack targets. Two figures were seen as technocrats neolib stone barrier for their positions in the cabinet. PDIP own in the last minute preparation of the cabinet can not decide to join or not, because the differences between Megawati with Taufik Kiemas (TK). TK itself had given the position as Chairman of the Assembly in a deal with Democrats in parliament, and TK seem reluctant to support the Century poll strongly supported his party. Hundred-day period that has been heating up the government of SBY is a site of attraction between the strength of the party oligarchs who "won" elections in 2009 rather than the people who only used as a voice miners.

Fragmentation seems hobbled the movement to address the issue of Seed-Chandra and "Centurygate". Papernas most leading group by holding a tent in the KPK with the group MI-Raya. In some regions, especially in Makassar, demanding action to support the commission and the Century launched an investigation scandal. PRP group had just come down along with the stage 8 November in Bunderan HI by burning blue alligator puppet who became a symbol of the government of SBY. Social movement groups joined in the Compact, in addition to holding actions also received support from figures such as Din Syamsuddin, Syafiie Maarif, Amien Rais, Wahid's previous even look supports SBY (given the strong position in the body Hatta Radjasa SBY's cabinet now).

With the prism of momentum Yudhoyono inauguration last October 20, when many fragments left on their own moves, after a year previously successfully meradikalisasi mass with fuel issue (May 2008), the phenomenon of Cicak-Crocodiles and Centurygate feared would only benefit the forces of the oligarchy of political parties Election 2009. On the one hand, the tactic of "broad front of anti-neoliberalism" was initiated Papernas successfully meradikalisasi various elements of the movement and the political elite to intrusive SBY. On the other hand, does not seem to raise the building blocks left programmatic positions beyond the position in its history the power of oligarchs who were not really in opposition to neoliberalism. PRP is the inauguration of SBY declared itself as a genuine opposition to neoliberalism still have to prove themselves in the political arena is still dominated by the movement of players long.

Cicak-Buaya issue and Centurygate must respond quickly. Let it be in the hands of the elite, of course a very sad position. But the failure to make this issue as a tool for building an independent block only the most advanced position will expire on the cabinet reshuffle, in which ultimately all the main political forces in parliament are absorbed into the government. It is estimated that a motor PDIP rights questionnaire, will get a position in his cabinet. Demagogy of anti-neoliberalism on electoral and will culminate in an oligarchic regime without opposition, or it could be categorized as a new authoritarian regime. With or without Boediono, Sri Mulyani, the new regime remains a servant of the power of neoliberalism. Only a block-based independent leftist and social movements that could be the real alternative power, filling the vacancy spectrum bourgeois opposition. At least, later fought in 2014.

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