Gus Dur meets with Soeharto

Gus Dur meets with Soeharto

JAKARTA (JP): Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid visited former
president Soeharto at the latter's residence on Jl. Cendana in
Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon for a belated Idul Fitri
get-together.

Abdurrahman said he had also conveyed to Soeharto a special
message from Minister of Defense/Armed Forces Commander Gen.
Wiranto, requesting the former president to use his power to stop
unrest created by his followers.

"I conveyed Wiranto's hopes to Pak Harto that he would now be
ready to use his influence to stop his terrifying followers
making chaos," Gus Dur told journalists later on Tuesday at the
residence of businessman Setiawan Djodi in Kebun Jeruk, West
Jakarta.

"I also expressed to him my hope that the next general
election would proceed well," he pointed out.

Abdurrahman, who is also known as Gus Dur, did not elucidate
on Soeharto's response to his statement.

Wiranto met several community leaders including Abdurrahman,
Megawati Soekarnoputri, Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, and Amien Rais
on Sunday, when he reportedly told them he knew who was behind
the recent spate of unrest including that last week in Maluku
province, when over 50 people were killed. (01)