Depok, NU Online
A political observer of the University of Indonesia (UI), Arbit Sanit believed that Muhaimin-led National Awakening Party (PKB) was more democratic than the splinter PKB led by Ali Masykur Musa.
"From the beginning, the disease in the PKB party is in its too strong Advisory Board Chairman, Sanit said as contacted by Antara from Depok on Sunday.<>
KH Azis Mansyur and Muhaimin Iskandar were elected new executives of PKB, respectively as Advisory Board Chairman and Executive Board Chairman, in the party`s extraordinatry congress held in Ancol, Jakarta, Sunday.
The Muhaimin-led PKB party changed its statutes/household rules on the position of the party`s advisory board chairman who is no longer dominant, but democratically better.
He said that Abdurahman Wahid alias Gus Dur was a great leader but cannot not manage the party to his own liking. "In the party, the executive board`s general chairman is more powerful in implementing the operation of the party than that of the advisory board chairman. This is not a council of ulemas, but a political party,"
Earlier, the National Awakening Party (PKB)`s executive board led by Muhaimin Iskandar filed a lawsuit against former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), Ali Masykur Musa and the extraordinary congress of the pro-Gus Dur PKB in Bogor.
The congress of the pro-Gus Dur PKB held from April 30 to May 1, 2008, in Bogor, West Java, was illegitimate and against PKB`s statutes, a lawyer from the Democracy Defending Team representing the Muhaimain camp, Firman Wijaya, told reporters here Friday.
According to Article 38 point 1 and Article 40 point 3 of PKB`s statutes, an extraordinary congress is considered legitimate if it is attended by two thirds of the total number of PKB`s ligitimate provincial and district chapters.
In the Muhaimin camp`s view, the pro-Gus Dur PKB`s congress in Bogor which had elected Gus Dur chairman of the party`s consultative board and Ali Masykur Musa as chairman of the party`s executive board was illegitimate as the congress participants were not from legitimate PKB chapters.
Besides Gus Dur, who is PKB`s chief patron, and Ali Masykur Musa, the Muhaimin camp was also suing Effendy Choirie, Yenny Wahid and Masduki Baidowi.
Another lawyer for the Muhaimin camp, Edi Sutrisno Sidabutar, said the lawsuit against the pro-Gus Dur PKB congress in Bogor was in line with Muhaimin`s previous lawsuit against Gus Dur who had dismissed him as chairman of PKB`s executive board.
"So, as the litigant, Muhaimin should not appear in court as the reason fordismissing him is not clear," Edi said.
A clerk of the South Jakarta District Court, Sobary Ahmad, said he would register the case and then schedule it for trial soon.
"We will soon submit the case to the judge and the trial is expected next week," he was quoted by Antara as saying. (dar)
A political observer of the University of Indonesia (UI), Arbit Sanit believed that Muhaimin-led National Awakening Party (PKB) was more democratic than the splinter PKB led by Ali Masykur Musa.
"From the beginning, the disease in the PKB party is in its too strong Advisory Board Chairman, Sanit said as contacted by Antara from Depok on Sunday.<>
KH Azis Mansyur and Muhaimin Iskandar were elected new executives of PKB, respectively as Advisory Board Chairman and Executive Board Chairman, in the party`s extraordinatry congress held in Ancol, Jakarta, Sunday.
The Muhaimin-led PKB party changed its statutes/household rules on the position of the party`s advisory board chairman who is no longer dominant, but democratically better.
He said that Abdurahman Wahid alias Gus Dur was a great leader but cannot not manage the party to his own liking. "In the party, the executive board`s general chairman is more powerful in implementing the operation of the party than that of the advisory board chairman. This is not a council of ulemas, but a political party,"
Earlier, the National Awakening Party (PKB)`s executive board led by Muhaimin Iskandar filed a lawsuit against former president Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur), Ali Masykur Musa and the extraordinary congress of the pro-Gus Dur PKB in Bogor.
The congress of the pro-Gus Dur PKB held from April 30 to May 1, 2008, in Bogor, West Java, was illegitimate and against PKB`s statutes, a lawyer from the Democracy Defending Team representing the Muhaimain camp, Firman Wijaya, told reporters here Friday.
According to Article 38 point 1 and Article 40 point 3 of PKB`s statutes, an extraordinary congress is considered legitimate if it is attended by two thirds of the total number of PKB`s ligitimate provincial and district chapters.
In the Muhaimin camp`s view, the pro-Gus Dur PKB`s congress in Bogor which had elected Gus Dur chairman of the party`s consultative board and Ali Masykur Musa as chairman of the party`s executive board was illegitimate as the congress participants were not from legitimate PKB chapters.
Besides Gus Dur, who is PKB`s chief patron, and Ali Masykur Musa, the Muhaimin camp was also suing Effendy Choirie, Yenny Wahid and Masduki Baidowi.
Another lawyer for the Muhaimin camp, Edi Sutrisno Sidabutar, said the lawsuit against the pro-Gus Dur PKB congress in Bogor was in line with Muhaimin`s previous lawsuit against Gus Dur who had dismissed him as chairman of PKB`s executive board.
"So, as the litigant, Muhaimin should not appear in court as the reason fordismissing him is not clear," Edi said.
A clerk of the South Jakarta District Court, Sobary Ahmad, said he would register the case and then schedule it for trial soon.
"We will soon submit the case to the judge and the trial is expected next week," he was quoted by Antara as saying. (dar)
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