SIARAN
PERS:
Usulan Resolusi Senat Amerika Serikat Mengutuk Pembunuhan Massal
1965-1966 di Indonesia dan Mendesak Pemerintah Amerika Serikat Untuk
Membuka Dokumen Rahasia Tentang Peran Amerika Serikat Dalam Pembunuhan
Massal 1965-1966.
Pada 10 Desember 2014 dalam Kongres Amerika
Serikat Senator Tom Udall mengajukan usulan Resolusi Mengenai Indonesia.
Usulan tersebut secara khusus membahas mengenai pembunuhan massal
1965-1966 terhadap orang-orang yang dituduh sebagai komunis atau
pendukungnya.
Dalam pertimbangannya resolusi ini menyebutkan
pengakuan bahwa pemerintah Amerika Serikat menyediakan bantuan keuangan,
militer, dan intelijen kepada Angkatan Darat Indonesia selama masa
pembunuhan massal tersebut dan melakukannya dengan kesadaran bahwa
pembunuhan tersebut sedang berlangsung dan tercatat dalam dokumen
rahasia Departemen Luar Negeri AS.
Pertimbangan dalam resolusi
ini juga menyebutkan bahwa bantuan AS kepada pemerintahan Suharto
berlangsung selama lebih dari 3 dasawarsa sekalipun kejahatan terhadap
kemanusiaan yang dilakukan pemerintahan Soeharto terus berlangsung.
Resolusi Mengenai Indonesia yang diajukan tersebut berisi empat butir
yang berinti pada dua hal. Pertama, mendesak pemerintahan baru Indonesia
untuk membentuk komisi rekonsiliasi dan kebenaran untuk menangani
kejahatan terhadap kemanusiaan tersebut.
Kedua, resolusi ini menyerukan
kepada pemerintah Amerika Serikat sendiri untuk membuka dokumen rahasia
yang relevan dengan pembunuhan massal 1965-1966 di Indonesia. Usulan
resolusi ini pada butir pertamanya mengutuk pembunuhan massal 1965-1966
di Indonesia.
Senator Tom Udall dalam pidato pengantarnya
menyampaikan bahwa resolusi ini bukanlah sebuah penentangan terhadap
pemerintahan baru di Indonesia melainkan sebuah kesempatan untuk
penegakan keadilan dan rekonsiliasi.
“Sebab-sebab terjadinya pembunuhan
massal tersebut memang rumit, namun demikian kerumitan membolehkan kita
mengabaikan atau melupakan mereka yang menderita karenanya. Dan kita
juga tidak boleh berpura-pura tidak tahu adanya peran pemerintah AS
sendiri dalam masa tersebut.”
Gagasan tentang resolusi ini
tercetus setelah Senator Tom Udall mengadakan pemutaran dan diskusi film
Jagal/The Act of Killing di depan senator dan staf di Washington, DC
pada bulan Februari 2014.
Pada kesempatan tersebut sutradara film
Jagal—yang juga menyutradarai film Senyap/The Look of Silence—Joshua
Oppenheimer menyampaikan, “ “Amerika Serikat dan Indonesia tidak akan
memiliki hubungan yang etis selama pemerintah Amerika Serikat belum
menjelaskan secara terbuka dan meminta maaf atas partisipasinya dalam
pembantaian massal 1965 di Indonesia serta dalam mendukung rezim
otoriter yang dibangun sesudahnya.”
Jika film Jagal bercerita
tentang pembunuhan massal 1965-1966 di Sumatera Utara dari perspektif
korban, film Senyap bertema sama namun cerita berangkat dari perspektif
korban. Film Senyap diluncurkan pada 10 November 2014 oleh Komnas HAM RI
dan Dewan Kesenian Jakarta. Dalam rangka memperingati hari HAM sedunia,
film Senyap diputar luas lewat 450-an pemutaran komunitas di 56 kota di
seluruh Indonesia pada 10 Desember 2014, bersamaan dengan diajukannya
resolusi ini oleh Senator Tom Udall di Washington, DC, Amerika Serikat.
“Resolusi Senat ini adalah bentuk solidaritas antar manusia terlepas
dari masalah ras, etnis, agama, dan kebangsaan. Persoalan yang dihadapi
korban-korban pelanggaran HAM di Indonesia, bukan cuma masalah
korbannya, bukan cuma masalah Indonesia, tapi masalah semua manusia di
dunia” demikian Adi Rukun, tokoh utama dalam film Senyap, menanggapi
resolusi ini.
Teks lengkap Usulan Resolusi Mengenai Indonesia:
http://www.scribd.com/…/Sense-of-the-Senate-Resolution-Rega…
Video Pidato Pengantar Senator Tom Udall untuk Usulan Resolusi Mengenai Indonesia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpUOvJKSzR0
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Transkrip pidato pengantar Senator Tom Udall untuk Usulan Resolusi Mengenai Indonesia
Indonesia Floor Statement
Senator Tom Udall
December 10, 2014
Madame President, our nation and Indonesia enjoy a strong relationship,
reflected in the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership of 2010. This
partnership is robust and growing. It serves both our countries, for
bilateral, regional and global cooperation. The election of President
Widodo in July is a step forward, part of a great democratic transition
over the past two decades in Indonesia. We are working together—for
economic growth, for the environment, and for our security.
This
is progress, and to be encouraged. Indonesia has a major role to play,
as a regional and global leader. But, in that role, it must be an
inclusive democracy. Key to this is to address past human rights abuses,
specifically the mass murders committed in 1965 to 1966.
Next
year is the 50th anniversary of these killings. I rise
today—International Human Rights Day—to introduce a resolution
concerning these events, which Indonesia’s own Human Rights Commission
has labeled a crime against humanity. But, let me be clear. This is not a
censure of the people of Indonesia or Indonesia’s new government. It is
an opportunity for justice and for reconciliation. The events took
place decades ago. The reasons behind them are complex. But, that cannot
justify ignoring the past or forgetting those who suffered under it.
Nor can we ignore our own government’s role during that time.
My
resolution proposes two things. First, I urge Indonesia’s new government
to create a truth and reconciliation commission to address these
crimes. Second, I urge our own government to establish an interagency
working group and to release relevant classified documents. We should
make clear what was known to us, and we should make this information
available.
It is a painful history to recall. On October 1, 1965,
six Indonesian Army generals were killed. According to scholars, these
generals were killed by military personnel. But their deaths were blamed
on Indonesia’s Communist Party, which was used to justify mass murders.
The next few months were horrific for the Indonesian people. The C.I.A.
has called it one of the worst periods of mass murders in the twentieth
century. Hundreds of thousands were killed. Many others were
imprisoned, tortured, raped, starved, and disappeared across the
country. These individuals were targeted for their alleged association
with Communism, but they came from all walks of life, including women’s
groups, teachers, intellectuals, and others. Most were unarmed, and none
had due process of law.
The U.S. provided financial and military
assistance during this time and later, according to documents released
by the State Department, and General Suharto consolidated his power,
ruling from 1967 until 1998.
Some may ask. Why is this
resolution needed? Why now? Here’s why. The survivors, and descendants
of victims, continue to be marginalized. Many of the killers continue to
live with impunity. Very few Americans are aware of these historical
events, or our own government’s actions during this time. These events
demand our attention and resolution, as we work together to build a
strong Asia Pacific region.
I am proud to serve on the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. An important goal is the development of
peaceful, stable democracies—democracies that provide security and hope
to their own people, and economic opportunity with businesses in my
state and across the U.S.
Indonesia is the world’s third largest
democracy. Its population is diverse. It has the largest Muslim majority
population in the world. It has faced many challenges, and continues to
move forward.
A strong U.S.-Indonesia relationship benefits both
our countries. I offer this resolution in support of that relationship,
and Indonesia’s continued progress as a growing democracy and a vital
U.S. ally.
Berita mengenai pemutaran film Jagal/The Act of Killing untuk Senator Amerika Serikat pada bulan Februari 2014:
http://www.usnews.com/…/between-indonesia-and-the-oscars-th…
Keterangan mengenai film Senyap dapat dibaca pada
www.filmsenyap.com
https://www.facebook.com/filmjagal/posts/616246641831831#