Legislators sue Akbar over dismissal

JAKARTA: Adding insult to injury for House of Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung, two legislators from his own Golkar Party filed a police report against him on Saturday.

Just one day after the High Court in Jakarta upheld a three- year jail sentence against him for a graft conviction, Komariah Kuncoro and Chairunisa filed a police report against Akbar for unfairly replacing them as legislators late last year.

"Akbar unfairly replaced me as a legislator and ignored my complaints about the decision," Komariah said after filing the report.

"Since I never agreed with the replacement, it should not have been made," he remarked. Komariah was replaced under a midterm mechanism. -- Antara.