Demand to dissolve Golkar rejected<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Supreme Court on Monday hinted that it would
\nnot process the demand by a group of five plaintiffs to dissolve
\nGolkar Party saying a similar lawsuit by another group is
\ncurrently being processed by the Central Jakarta District Court.<\/p>\n
Deputy chief justice for military law, German Hudiarto, said
\nto avoid an overlapping with the lower court, the Supreme Court
\ndecided not to accept the group's litigation against Golkar.<\/p>\n
German, who spoke in his capacity as presiding judge in the
\ncase, emphasized that the Supreme Court's decision was merely
\naimed at upholding the law.<\/p>\n
Early this year, the Democratic People's Party (PRD) and
\nseveral non-governmental organizations filed a class action
\nagainst Golkar. The schedule of the trial, however, has yet to be
\nset.<\/p>\n
\"It does not mean that your suit is being turned down,\"
\njustice Hudiarto said during a meeting at his office with the
\nrepresentatives of Group of 50, the Alliance Forum of Islamic
\nParties, Committee of Alertness Against New Order, Marhaen
\nPeople's Movement, and Islamic Students Association (HMI MPO).<\/p>\n
In their statement, read out by Muslim Community Party (PUI)
\nchairman Deliar Noer, the group demanded the dissolution of
\nGolkar for its political crimes during the New Order's 32 years
\ntenure and the trial of its leaders.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court is also urged not to allow Golkar members to
\nhold any position in the executive, legislative and judiciary
\nbodies for five years.<\/p>\n
In order to avoid a prolonged legal process, Judilherry Justam
\nof the Committee of Alertness Against New Order, asked the
\nSupreme Court to take an extraordinary legal step against Golkar.<\/p>\n
\"This step is needed because we fear that the New Order will
\nreturn to power,\" Judilherry said.<\/p>\n
Deliar regretted the Supreme Court's response. \"It shows no
\nwillingness to meet the people's aspirations,\" he said after the
\nmeeting. (02)<\/p>",
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