Muhammadiyah to protect Amien

Muhammadiyah to protect Amien

PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: As many as 5,000 local supporters
of the Muhammadiyah Islamic organization will be mobilized to
protect National Mandate Party (PAN) chairman Amien Rais when he
visits here on Oct. 12.

Antara quoted Zainuddin Isman of the Muhammadiyah provincial
chapter as saying that the organization was preparing itself to
counter any moves by Amien's opponents to protest the visit.

Amien, a well-known government opposition figure, was the
chairman of the Muslim organization before he relinquished the
post to head up the new party.

He is scheduled to speak at a graduation of Muhammadiyah
University, hold a mass prayer gathering and a participate in a
dialog with students.