Jakarta – Indonesian pro-democracy leader Megawati Sukarnoputri on Thursday rejected a police summons for questioning over a celebration held by supporters at her residence.

Authorities said the Jan. 10 celebration was an 'illegal political gathering.'

Megawati was ousted last year as leader of the opposition Indonesian Democratic Party in an army-led power play that made a government-backed politician, Surjadi, party leader.

The Jan. 10 gathering was held to celebrate the Democratic Party's anniversary, but police claimed that only Surjadi's faction was entitled to hold such a celebration.

Megawati's chief lawyer, R.O. Tambunan, said the summons for questioning was unsatisfactory because it named Megawati and her husband as witnesses to a crime without saying who the suspect is.

As Megawati's lawyers met with police at the South Jakarta police station, about 100 of her supporters demonstrated outside.