Megawati offered peace deal<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The government has offered the ousted chairwoman of
\nthe Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI), Megawati Soekarnoputri, an
\nout-of-court settlement in her lawsuit against the authorities'
\nrejection of her prospective legislators' list.<\/p>\n
Representatives of Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie SM and
\nthe National Election Committee asked Megawati's lawyers in court
\nyesterday to agree to one of the judges' proposal to solve the
\ndispute amicably.<\/p>\n
The request was made after Judge Suhardjo read the lawsuit and
\nvoiced the idea.<\/p>\n
The judge adjourned the hearing until Nov. 27 to give the
\ntwo parties a chance to reach a consensus after R. O. Tambunan,
\nMegawati's chief representative, said he had no objection to an
\nout-of-court settlement.<\/p>\n
Tambunan said after the hearing it was not clear how the
\ndispute would be solved out of court.<\/p>\n
\"For the PDI everything is clear: all the 900 prospective
\ncandidates submitted to the Election Committee must be accepted,\"
\nhe said.<\/p>\n
In September, the government rejected Megawati's list of
\ncandidates for the House of Representatives who would contest
\nnext year's general elections. On the other hand, it accepted the
\nlist submitted by the officially-backed PDI group under the
\nleadership of Soerjadi. (08)<\/p>",
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