Legislators asked to summon Yusril

Legislators asked to summon Yusril

JAKARTA: National Awakening Party (PKB) leaders asked on
Friday House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II on legal
affairs to summon Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yusril
Ihza Mahendra to clarify the reasons behind the rejection of
PKB's registration for the 2004 general election by his office.

The call was made following a meeting of the PKB executive
board with House Speaker Akbar Tandjung on Wednesday.

PKB leaders -- Rodjil Ghufron, Yusuf Muhammad, and Ida
Fauziyah -- met with Commission II leaders Teras Narang and Ferry
Mursyidan Baldan on Friday to pressure the commission to summon
Yusril for a hearing.

The Supreme Court declared last month the PKB faction led by
Alwi Shihab as the legitimate party. But a rival camp, led by
Matori Abdul Djalil, has filed a request for a review to the
ruling.

In a move that surprised Alwi's camp, the Ministry of Justice
and Human Rights rejected his party's registration for the 2004
elections. The ministry said that the registration would not be
processed, pending the result of Matori's appeal.-- JP