Ginandjar on freedom tour

Ginandjar on freedom tour

BANDUNG, West Java: After being released from the Attorney
General's Office detention center, former minister Ginandjar
Kartasasmita toured several towns in West Java province to meet
local community figures and clarify the recent events surrounding
his arrest.

Ginandjar represents the West Java province as a member of the
People's Consultative Assembly.

The tour kicked off on Friday, two days after he was released,
a member of his entourage, Yanto, said here.

Ginandjar first visited Bandung and performed Friday prayers
at the Agung mosque in the Ujung Berung area, before moving on to
Ciamis where he met around 400 students at Darussalam Muslim
boarding school.

Ginandjar also visited his father's grave at Cimaragas Banjar,
met several local Muslim figures, and then attended another
meeting in Sumedang.

He dismissed speculation that he was gathering support,
contending that the tour was a personal affair.

"Why should I try to get support? What for? I have been
through the whole legal process alone without support from
anybody," he said after meeting with West Java provincial council
speaker Eka Santosa.(25)