Military coup impossible: Amien<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: National Mandate Party (PAN)
\nchairman Amien Rais dismissed the possibility of a military coup
\nif the upcoming general election failed.<\/p>\n
\"The military would take over the power only if too many
\npeople become crazy in Indonesia,\" he said here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He said he did not believe that the Indonesian Military would
\nlaunch a coup against the legal government because such an action
\nwas illegal and unconstitutional. Such fears were baseless
\nbecause the military came from the people and has fought to build
\nthe nation with the people, altogether, he said.<\/p>\n
The National Front's chairman, Kemal Idris, said recently that
\nthe military could take over the power if the country turned to
\nchaos after the election. He said the people would be angry if
\npro-status quo parties won the elections, thereby leading to
\ntotal disorder.<\/p>\n
Amien said that two communiques he made recently with other
\nparty leaders contained positive messages to the people to
\nprevent pro-status quo parties from winning the elections.<\/p>\n
One of the communiques made by Amien was with Abdurrahman
\nWahid, a founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), and
\nMegawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), to join forces to block pro-
\nstatus quo parties movements. (rms\/49)<\/p>",
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