Wedding party of Sutiyoso's daughter

Wedding party of Sutiyoso's daughter

JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso visited chairman of the
Nahdlatul Ulama Islamic organization Abdurrahman Wahid on Friday,
at his office on Jl. Kramat in Central Jakarta, to deliver an
invitation for the wedding of Sutiyoso's daughter.

Abdurrahman (popularly known as Gus Dur), who is also a
presidential candidate for his National Awakening Party, told
reporters that Sutiyoso just made a private visit.

"I just want to tell you that the governor merely asked my
blessing for his daughter's wedding... that's all," Gus Dur said
shortly before being "secured" by his media relations assistant
Ratih Hardjono.

The meeting between Sutiyoso and Gus Dur lasted about half an
hour.

The governor's eldest daughter, Yessi Riana Dilliyanti, is to
marry her college friend Yogi Sandi Yudha on Nov. 9 at the Sasono
Langen Budoyo building in Taman Mini recreational park in East
Jakarta.

Sutiyoso, who has two daughters, tried to avoid reporters by
hurriedly entering Gus Dur's office, before it was locked from
outside by a Nahdlatul Ulama member.

Similar visits would also be made to other public figures,
including the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI
Perjuangan) chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Sutiyoso said.

"It is truly a private visit, there is no political reason
behind it. Maybe I will also visit Mbak Mega (Megawati) but I
haven't set the schedule.

"I hope she (Megawati) is willing to come to my daughter's
wedding party," said Sutiyoso, who was the Jakarta military
commander during the July 27, 1996, bloody takeover of the
Indonesian Democratic Party headquarters in Central Jakarta.
Scores of Megawati's loyalists were killed in the incident. (ind)