Police to summon governor by force

Police to summon governor by force

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The National Police are intending to
use force to bring Lampung governor-elect Alzier Dianis Thabranie
to Jakarta for questioning in connection with his alleged
involvement in eight criminal cases.

"The police are resorting to tough action, including the use
of force on the suspect, as he has rejected our summonses several
times," National Police chief Gen. Da'i Bachtiar told reporters
here on Saturday.

Alzier is charged with committing eight crimes, including
corruption. He was put on the police wanted criminal list after
failing to fulfill police summonses three times.

He was the unlikely winner of the Lampung gubernatorial
election on Dec. 10, 2002, beating Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's handpicked candidate
and incumbent Oemarsono.

In her capacity as president, Megawati has so far refused to
approve Alzier's election due to his alleged criminal
involvement. -- JP