Mega OK's swearing in Beratha<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Despite growing calls for President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri to delay the swearing-in of Bali Governor Dewa Made
\nBeratha for a second five-year term, she has instead issued a
\ndecree to inaugurate him on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno confirmed on Wednesday
\nthat the decree had been signed by Megawati, who had thrown her
\nweight behind Beratha's reelection bid.<\/p>\n
\"I can't recall the number of the decree, but as far as I am
\nconcerned, it has been issued by the President,\" Hari told
\nreporters in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Beratha, paired with Alit Kusuma, won the Bali gubernatorial
\nelection on Aug. 6. However, a few days later, two local
\ncouncillors confessed to having been bribed to vote for Beratha.<\/p>\n
Responding to the bribery report filed by concerned Balinese,
\nthe Denpasar Administrative Court ordered that Beratha's
\ninauguration be delayed, pending an investigation into the case.
\nA similar call was also made by anticorruption activists.<\/p>\n
The decree thus comes in apparent defiance of the court order.<\/p>\n
The home minister commented that, although the public
\nopposition against Beratha's reelection was understandable, \"it
\nhas to be supported by evidence\". -- Antara<\/p>",
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