When two legislators have affair...<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): East Java governor Basofi Sudirman will withdraw
\na legislator from the ruling Golkar party serving at a local
\nlegislative council for having a love affair with a House of
\nRepresentatives member, a press report said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Antara said that Mrs. SW of the Probolinggo regency
\nlegislative council was dating a Jakarta-based House member long
\nbefore she held her position after the 1992 election.<\/p>\n
\"I have received an official notice about her case and her
\ntermination is in process. Her successor is also a woman,\" Basofi
\ntold reporters when hosting a fast breaking dinner with senior
\nprovincial officials at the weekend.<\/p>\n
Mrs. SW, wife of a Probolinggo civil servant, and the House
\nmember used to be fellow activists of a youth organization.<\/p>\n
Dismissal of a politician because of a love affair is rare in
\nIndonesian politics.<\/p>\n
Their affair has been an open secret in their political
\ncircles and many fellow politicians had advised Golkar against
\nmaking her a council member, but the warning went unheeded.<\/p>\n
R. Soenarto of the provincial administration's socio-political
\naffairs department, said that Mrs. SW could lose her Golkar
\nmembership for up to five years because of her \"moral crime\".<\/p>\n
\"Golkar has the right to withdraw her from the legislative
\ncouncil,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that she would be replaced by Sri Wini, who will step
\ninto Mrs. SW's shoes next week. As for her lover, he said it is
\nthe responsibility of Golkar's central executive board. (pan)<\/p>",
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