Leadership row goes on at noted 'Analisa' daily<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan<\/p>\n
The dispute among the co-founders of the Medan-based Analisa
\ndaily remains unsettled with plaintiff Supandi Kusuma complaining
\nthat the management of the daily has yet to carry out a February
\ncourt order that his status be restored.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Umar Witariyo, who represents Supandi, said on Friday
\nthat the management had yet to restore the status of his client,
\nwho was deputy general manager of the daily and treasurer of the
\npublishing company -- the Sikap Pres Foundation -- after the
\nlatter was ousted from the daily's management board in December
\nlast year.<\/p>\n
"To this point, the accused has yet to carry out the court's
\norder," Umar told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
On Feb. 27, the court issued a decision, ordering the
\nmanagement to dissolve three of its official documents which had
\nnullified Supandi's status and rights as the deputy general
\nmanager.<\/p>\n
The case centers around a meeting held on Dec. 14, 2001 which
\nwas attended by the Foundation's chairman Harta Susanto, the
\ncommissioner Joeli Salim and representatives of the worker's
\nwelfare foundation -- Januar Junaedi, Sabrina, and Jusna Wijaya
\n-- and public notary Siti Asni Pohan.<\/p>\n
Supandi had missed the meeting, claiming that the invitation
\nsent by the management stated that the meeting was scheduled for
\nDec. 18, 2001.<\/p>\n
The meeting issued three documents which included, the
\ndecision to change Supandi's position as the treasurer of the
\nFoundation into a member of the board of commissioners and that
\nSupandi was no longer the deputy general manager.<\/p>\n
Following the meeting, Supandi's name was no longer mentioned
\nin the daily's masthead.<\/p>\n
After several ignored complaints, Supandi then took the case
\nto court.<\/p>\n
However, Harta Susanto, who is also Chief Editor of Analisa,
\ndismissed the accusation that he had ignored the court's order,
\nsaying that the court had never ordered him to put Supandi's name
\nback in the masthead.<\/p>\n
Harta's lawyer Sofwan Tambunan told the Post on Friday that
\nhis client had postponed the implementation of the three
\ndocuments.<\/p>\n
Sofwan, however, failed to elaborate on the reasons behind
\nSupandi's dismissal, saying that it was the policy taken by Harta
\nSusanto.<\/p>",
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