Fear of Sutiyoso<\/p>\n
From Warta Kota<\/p>\n
Allowing the members of the Jakarta City Council to elect the
\nJakarta governor for the 2002-2007 term of office is a
\nfrightening prospect. Consider the following:
\n* As Sutiyoso's policy is profit-oriented in nature and pays
\nlittle attention to the poor, he has been opposed for the second
\nterm by virtually all members of the public.
\n* The post of governorship must not be given to former officials
\nwho are never likely to introduce revolutionary changes in
\nJakarta. Unfortunately, many of Jakarta's councillors are still
\nco-opted by the wild ambitions of pro-status-quo circles.
\n* Many of Jakarta's city councillors are not consistent in their
\nprinciples. Take, for example, Tarmidi Suhardjo. He has disobeyed
\nan order from the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party
\nof Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), but has wavered in his principles
\nbecause he stands a good chance of being elected deputy governor
\nto accompany Sutiyoso.
\n* Jakarta councillors do not bother to look at the track records
\nof 72 candidates trying for the governor's position. This shows
\nthat the quality of legislative members is low or that they have
\nbeen co-opted by certain rewards in return.
\n* The public does not seem to think it is necessary to ask
\ncandidates for the governorship to report their wealth.<\/p>\n
YENI INDRA<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>\n
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