PDI Perjuangan row goes to court

PDI Perjuangan row goes to court

JAKARTA: The dispute between the Surabaya chapter of the
Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) which
pits the party's board of executives and secretary-general
Sutjipto will be settled in court.

Representative of the Surabaya chapter, PDI Perjuangan
legislator Haryanto Taslam confirmed that the lawsuit had been
registered at the South Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.

The case revolves around the dismissal of Surabaya's board of
executives by the central board in December last year with
unclear reasons.

According to dismissed regional chairman Moch. Basuki, the
decision had tarnished his image, so he solicited Sutjipto and
the board of executives to formally annul the dismissal.

Basuki also asked for compensation amounting to Rp 1 billion
and urged Sutjipto to publicly apologize via the national media.
-- JP