No plan to summon Mega: Police

No plan to summon Mega: Police

JAKARTA: Police have no immediate plans to summon President
Megawati Soekarnoputri to testify on the July 27, 1996 attacks on
the headquarters of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) which
was then occupied by her die-hard supporters.

National Police Chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar said on Monday that
other witnesses had provided sufficient information on the case
so there was no need to summon Megawati.

The proposal to summon Megawati, chairwoman of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (DPI Perjuangan), came from the
party's lawyers who argued that as the party's leader, she knew
of the attack before it happened.

The attack was allegedly arranged by the Indonesian Military
(TNI) under former president Suharto to crush Megawati and her
supporters.--JP