Gus Dur takes time-out for sleep

JAKARTA (JP): The days and nights of the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) General Session have absorbed the energy of legislators, including noted Muslim leader and presidential candidate Abdurrahman Wahid.

But despite his fatigue, he agreed to accompany a delegation of Maluku expatriates to meet with President B.J. Habibie and Indonesian Military chief/Minister of Defense and Security Gen. Wiranto on Tuesday.

The expatriates, who have lived for a long time in the Netherlands, visited the country to express their concern about rampaging violence on their home soil.

"I escorted them to meet Wiranto but I do not know what they talked about as I fell asleep during the meeting," Abdurrahman told reporters lightly.

"I was tired." (emf)