Anti-Mega group files police report

Anti-Mega group files police report

JAKARTA: A splinter group of the Indonesian Democratic Party
of Struggle (PDI-P) filed a police report against party leader
Megawati Soekarnoputri on Monday for her dismissal of 12 PDI-P
members opposed to her leadership.

Two members of the splinter group, Roy B.B. Janis and
Sukowaluyo Mintoharjo, filed the report at National Police
Headquarters, saying the dismissals "defamed" the 12 PDI-P
members.

Roy said there was no legal basis for the dismissal of the 12
members on May 10, following the PDI-P national congress that saw
Megawati reelected for another five-year term as party leader.

"We are the founders of the party and we do not understand why
we were dismissed. Even Pak Sukowaluyo, who is much more senior
than Ibu Mega, was dismissed. Our names have been destroyed by
these dismissals," Roy said.

The complaint also named PDI-P secretary-general Pramono Anung
Wibowo, former manpower minister Jacob Nuwawea, Firman Jaya
Daeli, Sabam Sirait, Alex Litaay, Suratal, Syarif Bastaman and
Dwi Ria Latifa. --JP