Bekasi regent asked to go

Bekasi regent asked to go

JAKARTA (JP): Fifty-seven members of the Karawang-Bekasi
Islamic Students Union (HMI) packed the local council chamber
Wednesday, demanding Bekasi regent Mochammad Djamhari resign.

The students also asked the council to reject Djamhari's
nomination to be a candidate in November's election for the next
two-year term as regent.

According to the union's chairman, Nurul Sumarheni, Djamhari
is thought to be guilty of numerous corruption, collusion and
nepotism violations during his tenure, as reported in many media.

"We need a clean figure," Nurul said as quoted by Antara.

In a response to the students' demand, the local council
speaker, Wikanda Darmawijaya, said that Djamhari's tenure would
last until Nov. 9 and he has submitted a letter to the council
saying that he would not register his name for the upcoming
Bekasi regent election.

Djamhari, who arrived two hours after the meeting between the
councilors and protesters, was deserted by the students as soon
as he tried to defend himself.

"We've been waiting for him for too long. We've given all our
demands to the council members so there's no use talking with
him," said one of the students. (bsr)