Awang inauguration protested

Awang inauguration protested

KUTAI KARTANEGARA, East Kalimantan: The Kutai Kartanegara
Regental Council has demanded that the central government revoke
its decision installing Awang Dharma Bakti as caretaker regent in
Kutai Kartanegara.

Kutai Kartanegara Regental Council Speaker Bachtiar Effendi
said that this was essential to ending a prolonged governance
crisis in the regency.

Awang Dharma Bakti was installed as Kutai Kartanegara regent on
Dec. 13 last year, but his inauguration drew strong protests from
thousands of Kutai Kartanegara people and local councillors. The
members of the public and the councillors are demanding that
Syaukani, the deposed regent, be restored to office until the
election of a new Regent in June. Syaukani was replaced because
his term had come to an end. -- JP