Golkar tribunal declares Agung party leader

JAKARTA. The Golkar Party’s tribunal declared on Tuesday that Agung Laksono was the rightful party chairman, although it also mandated that Agung must also accommodate the opposing camp.

Muladi, who oversaw the proceedings, said the tribunal did not agree to all demands filed by Agung’s camp.

“Some of demands filed by the complainant to recognize the results of the national congress in Ancol are granted,” Muladi said when reading out the decision, as reported by tempo.co.

However, Agung’s camp was also instructed to accommodate the results of the national congress held in Bali by the opposing camp of Aburizal Bakrie.

Agung was also told to make efforts to reconcile the party from the national level down to the regional level.

The tribunal also tasked Agung with preparing the party for the 2019 legislative and presidential elections by holding a national congress by October 2016 the latest.

“The national consolidation will be monitored,” Muladi said.

The decision was signed by Muladi and three others presiding over the proceedings, Andi Mattalatta, Djasri Marin and Ahmad Syarifuddin Natabaya.

Before reading out the decision, Muladi revealed that the panel was split, with him and Natabaya taking the position that the party tribunal could not issue a decision because the Aburizal camp had filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to fight the West Jakarta District Court’s refusal to hear the dispute between the two camps.

However, Djasri and Andi recognized results from the Ancol national congress.

The party tribunal was held after Agung’s camp filed a request on Feb. 6.