National figure Roeslan in ICU

National figure Roeslan in ICU

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Independence figure Roeslan Abdulgani is in the intensive care
unit at Gatot Soebroto Army Hospital in Central Jakarta, where he
is being treated for a mild stroke and a lung infection.

A member of the medical team treating the 91-year-old man,
Hafild B. Abdulgani, said on Sunday afternoon that Roeslan, who
is better known as Cak Roes, was in critical condition.

Hafild, who is also Roeslan's son, told Antara the
presidential medical team was treating the former foreign
minister, who served in the administration of founding president
Sukarno.

Presidential medical team coordinator Djoko Rahardjo said
Roeslan was admitted to the intensive care unit on Friday,

A family member said Roeslan suffered a mild stroke the
previous week. Roeslan was already in poor health before the
stroke with a lung infection.

The relative added that Roeslan's health problems could be
partly explained by the demanding schedule of meetings he
continued to maintain despite his age.

Roeslan has been seen at several gatherings organized by a
splinter group of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
(PDI-P).

The medical team said Roeslan stood a great chance of
recovering.

Since arriving at the hospital Roeslan has received a number
of guests, including former president Soeharto, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Hassan Wirayuda and State Minister for Women's
Empowerment Meutia Hatta Swasono, whose late father, Mohammad
Hatta, the country's first vice president, was a close friend of
Cak Roes. Two members of the PDI-P splinter group, Sophan
Sophiaan and Arifin Panigoro, have also visited Roeslan.