Golkar branch split in East Java

Sat, 04 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SURABAYA, East Java: Friction within the East Java chapter of
the Golkar Party spilled over on Friday as a group of cadres
occupied the party's secretariat here on Jl. Ahmad Yani.

The group, led by Golkar's East Java deputy secretary Dossy
Iskandar, charged that branch chairman Soetomo appointed the
party's provincial legislative candidates based on collusion,
corruption and nepotism.

He claimed to have the support of 22 of 37 Golkar
organizations in East Java and demanded that new appointments be
made.

Soetomo seemed to take the matter lightly. "They have just
resented my leadership from the beginning," he said.

"It is a normal thing to quarrel about legislative seats
within the party. It will die down eventually." He did not say
what action would be taken concerning the secretariat. (nur/edt)

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