Out of Reach for Inmates
After convicted criminals were barred from becoming legislature candidates, a number of parties may lose some of their more popular cadres in the provinces.
March 4, 2008
THE debate ended early in the morning. The Golkar Party, which initially insisted that former convicts be allowed to become members of the national legislature, finally surrendered. “We lost because all of the parties refused,” said Priyo Budi Santoso, Chairman of the Golkar Party faction.
The mood at Santika Hotel, West Jakarta, on Wednesday last week, appeared to be festive. A number of House members appeared cheerful in the Mawar Room on
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