Officials to talk at one-day gathering

Officials to talk at one-day gathering

A number of ranking officials and noted Moslem preachers and
artists, including a minister, will deliver speeches during a
one-day gathering of ex-prisoners and nightclub hostesses at the
auditorium of PT Pelni building on Jl. Gajah Mada 14, Central
Jakarta, on Friday.

Mochammad Ramadhan Effendy, chairman of the organizing
committee, said yesterday the gathering would feature Minister of
Youth and Sports Hayono Isman, National Committee on Human Rights
Secretary General Baharuddin Lopa, City Police Chief Maj. Gen.
Mochammad Hindarto and City Military Chief Maj. Gen. AM.
Hendropriyono.

The gathering will also feature noted preacher Zainuddin MZ,
Tony Ardy and prominent artist Rhoma Irama.

"The main purpose of the gathering is to help provide strong
motivation to my friends so they can start and run their lives on
the right paths," said Ramadhan, a former crime figure who was
widely-known as Anton Medan. (bsr)