PKB politician's arrest upsets leaders

PKB politician's arrest upsets leaders

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: National Awakening Party (PKB)
chapter leaders here expressed shock over the recent arrest of
one of its legislator candidates, identified as DRW, for being
under the influence of drugs.

The 59-year-old politician was nominated by Musi Rawas regency
chapter of PKB for the House of Representatives. He was arrested
on Tuesday evening along with two women and the candidate's aide
in a hotel room in the Grogol area of West Jakarta.

"This is a catastrophe for the party," H.A. Ibrahim Yusuf,
acting chapter chairman, told Antara.

PKB secretary-general Muhaimin Iskandar spoke on Thursday of
the possibility of dismissing DRW from the party if he was found
guilty. (swe)