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Mon, 09/08/2008 - 09:47
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GUS DUR ASKED TO WITHDRAW THREAT TO SURROUND KPU OFFICE
Jakarta, Sept 8 (ANTARA) - General Chairman of the Advisory Council of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdurahman Wahid (Gus Dur) has been asked to withdraw his instruction to surround and occupy the General Election Commission (KPU) office.
The appeal was made by PKB Secretary General Lukman Edy on the sidelines of the signing of a document on integrity of orientation of the party's legislative nominees here on Sunday.
"We call on Gus Dur to backtrack his instruction, as it is not wise, politically educative for the people and far from the character of Gus Dur himself popularly recognized as the teacher of the nation," he said.
Lukman was convinced that there was a certain party which had influenced Gus Dur to make such a demanding instruction. "Anarchy is not Gus Dur's style."
Asked about what PKB would do in relation to Gus Dur's statement, Lukman said his side would only ask those in organization not to be influenced with the statement.
On Friday (Sept 5) Gus Dur instructed supporters of the PKB Regional branches to surround and occupy the KPU offices on account of its ignorance," said Gus Dur.
According to Gus Dur, KPU had played tricks against his side by belittling their rights. "Surround and occupy the KPU offices to make them follow the rules."
Earlier, Gus Dur's lawyer Ibrani said KPU should obey the decision of the state administrative court which has instructed KPU to postpone the implementation of a decision on the handing over of a list of addresses and names of participating political parties in the 2009 general election especially in the context of PKB.
In the decision, KPU said the executives of PKB was Muhaimin Iskandar as the general chairman and Lukman Edy as secretary general with the address in Jalan Sukabumi 23 Menteng (previous office of Muhaimin), but not Jalan Kalibata Timur I No 12.
"What was registered in the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, the PKB Executive Board office was located at Jalan Kalibata Timur I No 12," he said.
Agus Wiyarto, chairman of the Yogyakarta regional branch of PKB, said that KPU has made such a serious blunder by passing on a request from PKB signed by Muhaimin regarding the movement of the party's headquaters from Kalibata to Jalan Sukabumi in Menteng.
"The issuance of the KPU letter has been capitalized on by Muhaimin and Lukman Edy to issue various decisions on the change of the executives of the party's regional and district branches," he said.
The appeal was made by PKB Secretary General Lukman Edy on the sidelines of the signing of a document on integrity of orientation of the party's legislative nominees here on Sunday.
"We call on Gus Dur to backtrack his instruction, as it is not wise, politically educative for the people and far from the character of Gus Dur himself popularly recognized as the teacher of the nation," he said.
Lukman was convinced that there was a certain party which had influenced Gus Dur to make such a demanding instruction. "Anarchy is not Gus Dur's style."
Asked about what PKB would do in relation to Gus Dur's statement, Lukman said his side would only ask those in organization not to be influenced with the statement.
On Friday (Sept 5) Gus Dur instructed supporters of the PKB Regional branches to surround and occupy the KPU offices on account of its ignorance," said Gus Dur.
According to Gus Dur, KPU had played tricks against his side by belittling their rights. "Surround and occupy the KPU offices to make them follow the rules."
Earlier, Gus Dur's lawyer Ibrani said KPU should obey the decision of the state administrative court which has instructed KPU to postpone the implementation of a decision on the handing over of a list of addresses and names of participating political parties in the 2009 general election especially in the context of PKB.
In the decision, KPU said the executives of PKB was Muhaimin Iskandar as the general chairman and Lukman Edy as secretary general with the address in Jalan Sukabumi 23 Menteng (previous office of Muhaimin), but not Jalan Kalibata Timur I No 12.
"What was registered in the Justice and Human Rights Ministry, the PKB Executive Board office was located at Jalan Kalibata Timur I No 12," he said.
Agus Wiyarto, chairman of the Yogyakarta regional branch of PKB, said that KPU has made such a serious blunder by passing on a request from PKB signed by Muhaimin regarding the movement of the party's headquaters from Kalibata to Jalan Sukabumi in Menteng.
"The issuance of the KPU letter has been capitalized on by Muhaimin and Lukman Edy to issue various decisions on the change of the executives of the party's regional and district branches," he said.
