Legislator loses out on plenary session

Legislator loses out on plenary session

JAKARTA (JP): Andi Matalatta, chairman of the Golkar faction
in the House of Representatives, missed the plenary session of
the People's Consultative Assembly on Tuesday because no seat was
prepared for him.

"I found no seat prepared for me so I went out. I have
complained to the MPR Secretariat General but there's no response
so far. But lucky for you, this means I am now available for you
to interview," he told The Jakarta Post outside the plenary hall.

Asked about the Golkar faction's political stance regarding
the Armed Forces' presence in the legislative body, he told the
Post that his faction would agreed with a gradual decrease in
ABRI's representation in the House.

"For the next period, ABRI's presence there is still needed,"
he said. (rms)