Move to sue PKB 'unreasonable'

Move to sue PKB 'unreasonable'

KEDIRI: The National Awakening Party's (PKB) decision last year
to suspend party leader Alwi Shihab and secretary-general
Saifullah Yusuf after the two accepted Cabinet posts was final, a
party official said on Monday.

PKB deputy leader Mahfud MD said the recent move by Alwi and
Saifullah to take legal action against the party was
unreasonable.

"When the central board made the decision, Pak Alwi and Gus
Ipul (Saifullah's nickname) attended the meeting and accepted
it," he said.

Mahfud explained that the suspension of Alwi and Saifullah was
a consequence of their decision to accept their appointments as
members of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Cabinet as the
PKB had decided not to support any candidates in last year's
presidential election.

It has been reported that Saifullah was keen to join the race
for PKB's top post at the upcoming party congress this month --
Antara