Megawati's husband rejected

Megawati's husband rejected

SEMARANG (JP): About 100 members of the Indonesian Democratic
Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) demonstrated their rejection
yesterday of the legislative candidacy of party boss Megawati
Soekarnoputri's husband.

They marched to the party's headquarters from Surakarta,
demanding that Taufik Kiemas drop his candidacy for the
constituency of Palembang and Muara Enim, South Sumatra.

They also pressed the same demand for Taufik's relatives,
Saridayanah Kiemas of the Jakarta constituency and Nasrudin
Kiemas of South Sumatra.

The banner-waving protesters said the three's candidacy
smacked of nepotism that might be exploited by Megawati's rivals
to discredit her.

"We sincerely hope their candidacy will be dropped because PDI
Perjuangan doesn't tolerate collusion, corruption or nepotism,"
said their spokesman Yubiarno.

The deputy chairman of the Central Java chapter of PDI
Perjuangan, Utoyo, promised he would convey the demonstrators'
demand to Jakarta. (har)