Megawati to comply with summons<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The ousted leader of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty (PDI) Megawati Soekarnoputri and two of her loyalists will
\ncomply with police summonses for questioning tomorrow in
\nconnection with last week's riots.<\/p>\n
\"Megawati has indicated that she will respond to the police
\nsummons to the City Police Headquarters for questioning as a
\nwitness at 10 a.m. on Monday,\" R.O. Tambunan, one of Megawati's
\nlawyers, told The Jakarta Post yesterday.<\/p>\n
Tambunan said that it has yet to be decided whether Megawati
\nwill go to city police headquarters with her lawyers, or will
\nsimply send them to represent her.<\/p>\n
Megawati, who is a member of the House of Representatives from
\nthe PDI faction, received the police summons at her residence in
\na southern suburb on Friday night, he said.<\/p>\n
A copy of the summons for Megawati, made available to The
\nJakarta Post said she is to be questioned in connection with
\ncrimes committed between June 17 and July 28 this year.<\/p>\n
The crimes are related to the \"free speech\" forums held daily
\nat the party's headquarters that drew huge enthusiastic crowds.<\/p>\n
The government has accused Megawati's supporters of using the
\nfree speech forums as platforms for anti-government propaganda.<\/p>\n
The military, which helped Megawati's political foes take over
\nthe party headquarters, said the activities amounted to an
\n\"embryonic stage of coup d'etat\".<\/p>\n
Megawati's team of lawyers held a meeting at her house
\nyesterday to discuss her responses to possible police questions.
\nTwo well-known senior lawyers, Harjono Tjitrosoebono and
\nSoekardjo Adidjojo, are on the team.<\/p>\n
Tambunan said that two PDI legislators, Aberson Marle Sihaloho
\nand Sophan Sophiaan, will also appear at the police headquarters
\ntomorrow to comply with the summonses, which were issued for
\nsimilar reasons.<\/p>\n
Sophan and Aberson, as well as several other outspoken House
\nmembers, had addressed the disputed forums.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the new, government-backed PDI chairman Soerjadi,
\nwho is reportedly also to be questioned in connection with last
\nweek's riots, was not available for comment yesterday. A member
\nof his staff at his home told The Post that Soerjadi was still
\nout of the city.<\/p>\n
Megawati has filed a lawsuit against the rebel congress
\ncommittee, the new PDI central board, the government and the
\nmilitary for backing and facilitating the congress which ruled
\nher out of office.<\/p>\n
The first hearing for the lawsuit on Thursday was adjourned
\nuntil Aug. 22 because presiding judge I Gde Ketut Sukarata, who
\nis also head of the Central Jakarta District Court, failed to
\nattend because he had a toothache. (imn)<\/p>",
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