PPP members protest in front of HQ

PPP members protest in front of HQ

JAKARTA: Some 100 members and supporters of the Untied
Development Party (PPP) protested outside the party's
headquarters in Jakarta, carrying a coffin to symbolize the death
of democracy in the party.

"Democracy dies in PPP," said Azwar Abbas, a member of the
party's Jakarta chapter and the leader of the rally on Tuesday.

The protest was staged in response to a decision by the
party's national board to suspend five board members who took
part in a gathering last month without the consent of PPP leader
Hamzah Haz.

The five are deputy PPP chairman Andi Ghalib, Suryadharma Ali,
Zarkasih Nur, Lukman Hakim Saefudin and Emron Pangkapi. They have
said they will bring their case to the courts. -- Antara