Sudomo, Siska to carry on with divorce suit
Sudomo, Siska to carry on with divorce suit
JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers for both retired admiral Sudomo, and his
wife Fransiska Diah Widowati, said their clients had failed to
reconcile their differences and will continue with divorce
proceedings.
Though neither Sudomo, who is currently chairman of the
Supreme Advisory Council, nor Fransiska, popularly known as
Siska, saw fit to attend yesterday's hearing at South Jakarta
district court, their lawyers revealed the improbability of the
couple ever getting back together.
"We have tried but it has not succeeded," said Siska's lawyer,
Abdul Bari Azed after being asked by Judge Soedjatman that the
two attempt to work out a reconciliation.
Azed even went so far as to say that his client accepted the
divorce appeal.
Sudomo, former Coordinating Minister of Political Affairs and
Security, married Siska at Paulus church, Central Jakarta, on
Sept. 20, 1990.
Several senior government officials attended the merry affair
including then minister of defense and security Benny Moerdani
and chief justice Ali Said.
This marks the second failed marriage for both Sudomo and
Siska, the groom having previously been divorced from Franscina
Piay.
Sudomo and Siska seemed happy for much of their four-years
together, overcoming the more than 30-year age difference. Even
Siska's departure for three months of study in France last month
did not seem to threaten the marital bliss.
Sudomo filed the divorce suit early last month claiming
irreconcilable differences. He is being represented by the O.C.
Kaligis law firm in the divorce proceedings.
It is believed that Siska remains abroad since she has not
attended any of the four previous hearings.
In his office following the trial, Judge Soedjatman said the
couple had been given enough time to reconcile their differences
and that next week's proceedings will include testimony.
"There will probably be two witnesses, one from each side," he
said of the divorce suit which was adjourned until Friday.
Sudomo himself handed the case briefs to Soedjatman who is
also head of the South Jakarta district court. (mds)