Ex-cop, politician form group

Ex-cop, politician form group

JAKARTA: A number of figures announced on Friday the
establishment of the Alliance of Indonesia's Saviors, with the
aim of campaigning for a peaceful election.

Former Jakarta Police chief Comr. Gen. (ret) Nugroho
Djajoesman was named chairman of the group, whose members include
former minister-cum-politician Fuad Bawazier, lawyer Adnan Buyung
Nasution, former intelligence official Soeripto, secretary-
general of the Indonesian Unity Party (PSI) Jumhur Hidayat and
labor union activist Eggy Sujana.

"We want to enable the elections to run in a peaceful,
democratic, fair manner free from intimidation," said Nugroho,
who recently won a case against President Megawati Soekarnoputri
and National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar at the
Administrative Court over his early retirement.

Nugroho, however, said the group would discuss their proposed
concrete actions only during a congress due to take place in the
near future. "We are currently in the phase of consolidation," he
said. -- Antara