Mochtar Pabottingi

Mochtar Pabottingi "is arguably Indonesia's leading political scientist. In addition to hisscholarly accomplishments, he has a long and courageous record as an outspoken critic ofthe Suharto regime. Since 1992, he has been the Director of the Center for Political andRegional Studies at Indonesia's premier research institute, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences or Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI)." [1]

"Political Observer of the Indonesian Science Institute (LIPI), Dr. Mochtar Pabottingi" [2]