Court to rule on PKB conflict soon

Court to rule on PKB conflict soon

JAKARTA: The South Jakarta District Court will deliver its
judgment on Aug. 10 on the lawsuit filed by Coordinating Minister
for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab against the current leadership
of the National Awakening Party (PKB), chief justice I Wayan Rena
said on Wednesday.

Alwi filed the lawsuit after he was suspended last year by the
party's central board following his appointment as a minister in
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Cabinet.

Alwi's lawsuit marked the heightening of the conflict within
PKB, which in April elected a new leadership under Muhaimin
Iskandar. The government has officially acknowledged the
leadership under Muhaimin, following a Supreme Court edict saying
that a new party leadership should be registered despite the
ongoing internal conflict.

The government, however, said the registration was subject
to review should a court verdict rule against the new leadership.
-- Antara