Golkar passes screening

Golkar passes screening

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights declared on
Tuesday that the Golkar Party had passed the first stage of
screening by the ministry, paving the way for the party to
participate in the 2004 legislative elections.

The screening was done at the party's headquarters in Slipi,
West Jakarta, and was aimed at determining whether Golkar met the
requirements of a political party.

The ministry was represented by, among others, Oka Mahendra, a
member of the minister's expert staff. On the Golkar side was
Akbar Tanjung, the embattled chairman of Golkar, and several of
the party's deputy chairmen.

During the screening, the ministry team examined the list of
the party's board of executives and the identity cards of both
the chairman and the secretary-general. The ministry still has to
screen Golkar's regional offices. --JP