Chief Justice of The Constitutional Court, Moh. Mahfud MD together with the State Institution Leaders and Ministers of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet attended the Pancasila Sanctity (Kesaktian Pancasila) commemoration (1/10/10) in Jakarta.
Jakarta, MKOnline – Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (The Court) Mahfud MD attended the Pancasila Sanctity Commemoration ceremony at Pancasila Sakti Monument, Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on Friday (1/10) morning. On that occasion, also present were President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Mrs. Ani Yudhoyono, Vice President Boediono, all the ministers, minister-level officials, a number of quests from other countries and others.
The ceremony of Pancasila Sanctity (Kesaktian Pancasila) commemoration was led by President SBY as the Ceremony Inspector, starting at 08.00 a.m., accompanied by national songs. The Ceremony Commandant was Police Great Commissioner Imam Sugianto. Meanwhile DPD Chairperson Irman Gusman had the duty to read the text of Pancasila, and DPR Chairperson Marzuki Alie read the Pancasila Pledge of Loyalty.
As we know it, the Pancasila Sanctity Commemoration is held to commemorate the revolt of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) on September 30, 1965, marked among other things by the kidnapping of the seven army generals namely Posthumous General Ahmad Yani, Major General Sutoyo, Lieutenant General MT. Haryono, Major General D.E. Pandjaitan, Lieutenant General S. Parman and others.
The aforementioned High Commissioned Officers were then killed and dumped into the well known as Lubang Buaya on which the Pancasila Sakti Monument now stands. The following day on October 1, 1965, the National Armed Forces (TNI) succeeded in extinguishing the PKI revolt and found the bodies of the generals.
Court Commemorates the Pancasila Sanctity Day
“Before the One Almighty God in commemorating the Pancasila Sanctity Day, we are determined to continue defending and practicing the values of Pancasila as the source of strength to support togetherness to struggle for, enforce truth and justice for the undivided Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia”. This was a part of the pledge pronounced by an employee of the Court, Pan M. Faiz during the ceremony commemorating the Pancasila Sanctity Day on Friday (1/10) in the yard of the Court’s Building. The pledge was pronounced before the Secretary General of the Court Janedjri M. Gaffar as the ceremony leader representing all the Court’s employees.
The pledge written by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marzukie Ali also represented the whole Indonesian nation also stated “Whereas since the proclamation of Independence of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17, 1945 as a matter of fact there have been many disturbances both domestic and international to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. Whereas such disturbances have been possible due to negligence, lack of cautiousness of the Indonesian nation with respect to the activities trying to uproot Pancasila as the State Ideology. Whereas with the spirit of togetherness based on noble values of Pancasila Ideology, the Indonesia nation can still increasingly strengthen the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia”. (Nano Tresna A /Lulu Anjarsari/Koen)
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