RI leaders must be squeaky clean

RI leaders must be squeaky clean

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Former corrupt leaders who are
responsible for the moral degradation of the Indonesian people,
must not be allowed to lead the country, an influential Muslim
cleric says.

"Indonesia's future leaders must be free from any scandals,
whether in the economic or political field and must have high
moral standing", chairman of largest Muslim organization
Nadhlatul Ulama, Hasyim Muzadi told reporters here on Wednesday.

He was responding to Golkar Chairman Akbar Tandjung's bid to
contend the presidential election. Akbar is appealing to the
Supreme Court to review the verdict of the district court which
sentenced him to three years imprisonment for misusing National
Logistics Agency (Bulog) funds.

The newly endorsed bill on presidential elections allows
convicted politicians to be nominated as presidential candidates.
-- Antara