- George Junus Aditjondro
George Junus Aditjondro (born
27 May ,1946 inPekalongan ,Central Java ) is a sociologist fromIndonesia .In 1994 and 1995 Aditjondro became widely known as a critic of the
Suharto government, especially around cases ofpolitical corruption andEast Timor . He argues that during the New Order Indonesia became anoligarchy , and that this form of political and economic organization shill characterizes the nation. He had to leave Indonesia forAustralia between 1995 and 2002, and was banned by the Suharto regime in March, 1998. In Australia he taught sociology at the University of Newcastle. Before this he had taught at theSatya Wacana Christian University in Indonesia.When he wanted to attend a workshop in
Thailand in November 2006, he was banned entry by the immigration authorities, using the information provided by the Suharto regime in 1998.External links
* [http://www.unhas.ac.id/~rhiza/gja1.html "Chopping the global tentacles of the Suharto Oligarchy] ," Dr. George J. Aditjondro.
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/asiaecon/stories/sons012598.htm Suharto & Sons (And Daughters, In-Laws & Cronies)] , George J. Aditjondro, "The Washington Post," Sunday, January 25, 1998; Page C01.
*id [http://kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0604/15/pustaka/2585086.htm "George Aditjondro: Betah Meneliti Korupsi"] , "KOMPAS ", 15 April 2006
*id [http://www.detiknews.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2006/bulan/11/tgl/12/time/174512/idnews/707077/idkanal/10 "Aditjondro Gugat Kedubes Thailand"] , "Detikcom ", 12 November 2006
* [http://alphaamirrachman.blogspot.com/2007/01/george-junus-aditjondro-standing-by.html George Junus Aditjondro: Standing by the Marginalized] , by Alpha Amirrachman, The Jakarta Post, January 9, 2007
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