Pelti fires three officials amid internal disagreements
Pelti fires three officials amid internal disagreements
JAKARTA (JP): The Indonesian Tennis Association (Pelti) fired
three officials on Tuesday after a prolonged dispute in the
association.
The deputies to Pelti secretary-general Soegeng Sarjadi,
Subiyanto and Benny Mailili, and the official in charge of junior
player development, Deddy Prasetyo, received letters notifying
them of their dismissal by a courier who claimed he was ordered
by Pelti deputy treasurer Tien Indradjit.
Benny told reporters on Wednesday that the letter was an
insult to the association's national congress last year which was
attended by representatives from its provincial chapters.
"The letter, number 057/1999 dated Oct. 26, says that it
cancels the letter number 01/Formatur-Munas/1999 dated Jan. 27,
1999. It means it has dishonored the decision made in the
national congress. Based on organization rules, the letter is
invalid," he said emotionally.
"In our internal rules, Pelti officials must comprise
executive officials and plenary officials, consisting of
committees. But the new letter does not contain the names of the
plenary officials, and it's against the rules."
He also disputed the correctness of the signature on the
dismissal letter.
"The letter is signed by chairman Tanri Abeng instead of
secretary-general Soegeng Sarjadi. As far as I know, a decision
letter must be signed by the secretary-general instead of the
chairman.
"I'm afraid that Pak Tanri, who has been under pressure due to
allegations that he was involved in the Bank Bali scandal and his
exclusion from the Cabinet, is being used by some people in
Pelti, including Tien."
Benny said Tien was openly antagonistic toward the three.
"She accused us of being former chairman Sarwono
Kusumaatmadja's lackeys, and she called us bad guys. I don't mind
if she calls me a bad guy but I do mind when she drags Pak
Sarwono into this problem. Pak Sarwono showed great leadership
during his era."
Sarwono was named minister of maritime exploration on Tuesday.
Benny said he and Subiyanto met Soegeng after they heard
rumors of a reshuffle among the association's officials, but he
quieted their worries..
"Soegeng said on Oct. 5 that both of us remained in our posts
as his deputies. On Oct. 7 we asked Pak Tanri to clarify the
matter but we never heard anything from him until we received the
letter yesterday."
Benny said they would let the provincial chapters decide on
the next course of action.
"The chapters can issue notes of disagreement and if the
number reaches the quorum of two thirds of 26 chapters, they can
stage a special national congress. We will let the officials of
the chapters judge on Pelti officials performance so far," he
said. (yan)