The uniformity of media reports on Soeharto’s hospitalization and his health condition has raised suspicions that the coverage is aimed at motivating sympathy for the former president.According to Heru Hendratmoko of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), there are indications that the former strongman’s 32-year legacy of rampant corruption and human rights violations are being glossed over by the constant and comprehensive reports of his deteriorating health, which allegedly have been framed to stir up sympathy.

“There is a massive impunity movement among politicians and legislators who are encouraging the public at large to forgive the wrongdoings of the ailing former president and his cronies, a matter that has yet to receive official scrutiny and undergo any legal process,” Heru told a media gathering at the AJI headquarters in Central Jakarta on Wednesday.

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