NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed

NGOs want Sutiyoso dismissed

JAKARTA: Several non-governmental organizations urged
President Megawati Soekarnoputri on Thursday to dismiss Governor
Sutiyoso because of his alleged involvement in the bloody July
27, 1996, takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle
(PDI-P) headquarters.

Members of the Poor People of the City, Jakarta Pedicab
Drivers Association and the Urban Poor Consortium asked Megawati
to be consistent after saying in a televised presidential
candidates debate Aceh Governor Abdullah Puteh should be declared
non-active, pending legal action over his corruption case.

"Sutiyoso has lost his credibility and integrity as the
governor," UPC coordinator Wardah Hafidz said.

Sutiyoso was Jakarta Military Commander when the Jakarta PDI-P
headquarters were attacked by plainclothes militia suspected of
being members of the military. Many people were killed or went
missing in the incident. -- Antara