He was not even present when the decision was made to remove him from office. Last Tuesday, Col. (ret) Sunarto Sumoprawiro was relieved of his duties as Mayor of Surabaya, based upon a majority vote of the members of the Surabaya Regional House of Representatives (DPRD). "He has been unable to carry out his duties for three months now," said Mochamad Basuki, Chairman of Surabaya's DPRD, announcing the decision.

Actually, Sunarto,