Bintang makes headway in lawsuit against state<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Controversial politician and ousted legislator
\nSri Bintang Pamungkas yesterday made little but significant
\nheadway in his lawsuit against the government for slapping a ban
\non overseas travel.<\/p>\n
\"The court has accepted the lawsuit, but it asked for some
\neditorial corrections,\" Bintang told reporters after the first
\nhearing of his case at the Jakarta Administrative Court.<\/p>\n
This meant that the suit passed the dismissal review which was
\nheld behind closed doors yesterday between the judge, Bintang and
\nhis lawyers and the lawyers representing Attorney General
\nSinggih, who was named as the defendant.<\/p>\n
The six-month travel ban on Bintang was signed on April 17 by
\nchief of the Directorate of Social Politics of the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office, Kadarman. Bintang was not informed of the ban
\nuntil five days later.<\/p>\n
Bintang later filed a complaint to the Armed Forces and the
\nNational Commission on Human Rights saying that the travel ban
\nviolated his basic human rights.<\/p>\n
The travel ban came as Bintang, then still a member of the
\nHouse of Representatives, was the chief target of a government
\ninvestigation after President Soeharto complained that some
\nIndonesians took part in a demonstration against him during his
\nvisit to Germany in April.<\/p>\n
Bintang has denied participating in the demonstration but
\npolice are now investigating another allegation that he gave a
\nspeech in Germany in which he attacked the integrity of the head
\nof state.<\/p>\n
Bintang yesterday was represented by lawyers from the
\nIndonesian Legal Aid Foundation while the attorney generals were
\nrepresented by Ibrahim Laconi, Irdan Dahlan, Sri Hartoyi Waluyo,
\nand Syaiful Bachtiar. The three judges appointed to hear the case
\nare Sudarto Radyo, H.T.A. Husny and Sudaryono.<\/p>\n
Bintang has also filed another lawsuit with the same court
\ndemanding that he be reinstated as member of the House of
\nRepresentatives.<\/p>\n
Bintang, who formerly represented the United Development Party
\nat the House, was dismissed from his post at the initiative of
\nparty leaders who felt that he had gone against the party's
\nofficial line on many issues. (03)<\/p>",
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