PDI-P to fire convicted councillor

PDI-P to fire convicted councillor

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: The Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) will likely recall the speaker of the
Banyumas legislative council, Tri Waluyo Basuki, from the regency
legislature for disciplinary offenses.

He was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for attempting to
intervene in a court order relating to a plot of land in 2001.

Local election commission chairman Indra Purnomo said on
Thursday that his office had received a copy of a letter from PDI
Perjuangan regarding the party's plan to replace Tri.

"The letter says that it has been proposed that Tri Waluyo be
recalled and replaced by another PDI Perjuangan cadre," Indra
said.

Banyumas' PDI Perjuangan chairman Suherman confirmed the plan
to dismiss Tri for breaching party rules.

Tri has asked President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who chairs
PDI-P, for clemency over his conviction, which has been upheld by
the Supreme Court.
--JP