Alwi wants PKB faction head changed

Alwi wants PKB faction head changed

JAKARTA: Leader of the National Awakening Party (PKB) splinter
group Alwi Shihab asked the House of Representatives on Wednesday
to replace chairman of the party's faction at the legislative
body Ali Masykur Musa.

"A House faction represents a party. If Ali Masykur Musa fails
to fight for our interests, how can he represent us?" he said at
the presidential office.

Alwi claimed he was the legitimate PKB leader in accordance
with the party's statutes and reiterated that his central board
structure had been registered with the Ministry of Justice and
Human Rights.

PKB dismissed Alwi and Saifullah Yusuf as party chairman and
secretary-general respectively for joining the Cabinet of
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono last year.

House speaker Agung Laksono has said the House recognizes the
PKB faction loyal to newly elected leader Muhaimin Iskandar. --JP