Mulsim leaders summoned over riots

Mulsim leaders summoned over riots

JAKARTA: The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM)
has summoned former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid,
scholar and potential presidential candidate Nurcholish "Cak Nur"
Madjid and several other national figures over the May 1998
riots.

Salahuddin Wahid, who chairs the commission's ad hoc team of
inquiry into the riots, said on Tuesday the national figures were
summoned to discuss the political background of the riots.

Gus Dur and military observer Salim Said are scheduled to
appear on Wednesday, while Cak Nur will meet with the commission
on Friday.

The commission is expected to announce in September its
findings on the riots, which left more than 1,200 people dead.

However, the report will lack testimony from military and
police officers, who have refused to answer summons from the
commission. -- JP