Lost in Lampung
The elected Governor of Lampung province has been suspended over alleged involvement in several criminal cases. An interim replacement has been appointed.
February 4, 2003
The Lampung Governor's seat was apparently too hot for Alzier Dianis Thabrani and he has had to give it up after being elected for the 2003-08 term.
The Lampung Regional Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) had rejected Oemarsono, the candidate of President Megawati Sukarnoputri, also the party chairwoman, in favor of Thabrani. Now, Megawati has the opportunity to fight back by using criminal cases in which Thabrani
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