Rewriting The Past: Indonesia's New History Books Spook Scholars

Fuente: International Business Times

Scholars fear the Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books could be used to cover up past abuses like the 1998 riots targeting mostly ethnic Chinese AFP The Indonesian government's plans to issue new history books have sparked fears that mention of deadly riots in 1998 targeting mostly ethnic Chinese in the country will be scrubbed from the text. The 10-volume account was ordered by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general accused of abducting activists in the unrest that preceded dictator Suharto's fall, claims he denies. Scholars fear his government could use the exercise to rewrite history and cover up past abuses.