PDI-P members must take drug test

PDI-P members must take drug test

JAKARTA: Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed party
members on Tuesday to undergo a drug test as part of the party's
campaign to combat narcotics.

"As part of our effort to combat drugs we should start with
ourselves," Megawati was quoted by PDI Perjuangan deputy
secretary-general Pramono Anung as saying during the party's
weekly meeting.

Megawati chaired the meeting.

Pramono said party members who tested positive for drug abuse
would be expelled immediately, regardless of their position
within the party.

He also said that the party issued on Tuesday an announcement
for party members to take a drug test as soon as possible.

Earlier, Megawati, who is also the country's President,
instructed all employees of government departments and offices to
take drug tests as part of an attempt to eliminate the currently
widespread drug abuse. --JP