Gus Dur asks for delay in summons

Gus Dur asks for delay in summons

Former president Abdurrahman Wahid canceled his plan to
fulfill a summons by Jakarta Police for questioning on Monday and
asked for it to be postponed, his lawyer said.

Luhut M.P. Pangaribuan said, as quoted by news portal
Detikcom, that his client would participate in a more urgent
political meeting with several senior clerics in Tuban, East
Java.

"But he (Abdurrahman) will surely meet the summons if it can
be rescheduled," Luhut said, adding that Gus Dur preferred it to
be on Friday.

Abdurrahman was summoned as a witness in relation to an
investigation into a Rp 20 billion blackmail allegedly committed
by Dodi Sumadi on the youngest son of former president Soeharto,
Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra.

Dodi reportedly arranged a meeting between Abdurrahman and
Tommy, who had been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by the
Supreme Court.

Unlike Abdurrahman, his wife Sinta Nuriyah and eldest daughter
Alissa Qottrunada will report to police headquarters for
questioning respectively on Tuesday and Wednesday. --JP