Tosari Widjaja, the chairman of Ansor at that time, rejected the offer by claiming that such statement is very exaggerative.

[4] After investigations, police found out that the perpetrators of this act were Muhammad Jayadi, Chairul Yunus, Tasrif Tuasikal, Hasnul Arifin.

The case also resulted in the imprisoning of several members of Petition of Fifty, including HM Sanusi, AM Fatwa, dan HR Dharsono.

This bad image contributed to the decrease in number of votes gained by the United Development Party, from 10.71% in 1999 to 8.15% in 2004.

[6] As a dominant youth force in Indonesia, GPK declared its support to Habibie's presidency in the 1999 Indonesian legislative election.

Prior to the 1999 General Session of the People's Representative Council, the Jakarta branch of GPK held a rally on 9 October 1999, urging the nation not to interfere the process of Habibie's candidacy as president, and also requested that whatever the result of the session, there must be no riots preceding it.

Other members of PPP also attended the declaration, such as, Humphrey Djemat, Bahtiar Hamzah, and Mudrick Sangidoe.

[10] PPP responds to this by stating that "Syihabudin's term as the chairman of GPK has expired, and therefore they were deemed illegal".