PKB reprimanded for damning Golkar

PKB reprimanded for damning Golkar

YOGYAKARTA: The National Awakening Party (PBB) was reprimanded
Friday because its chairman Matori Abdul Djalil damned a rival
party while addressing a campaign here Thursday.

"We filed the letter of warning today (Friday)," said Moh.
Mahfud M.D., deputy chairman of the Yogyakarta elections
committee.

Mathori is said to have violated the 1999 electoral law which
forbids any party from criticizing another party in public.

In his fiery speech in front of thousands of PKB supporters,
Mathori said that Golkar committed the most sins leading to the
present national crisis and therefore the party must be
dissolved.

"The statement was obviously in violation of the law," Mahfud
said. "If Mathori had criticized a party other than Golkar, it
may have caused a disaster. Golkar did not retaliate because it
is psychologically low from public condemnation." (44)