Jakarta - A number of pro-Megawati Soekarnoputri PDI cadres, calling themselves "Awam PDI" (PDI Laymen) will arrange a longmarch from Denpasar to Jakarta starting 1 April 1997.
Upon arrival in Jakarta they will go to the Parliament Building (MPR/DPR) to deliver a written statement to the House of Representatives (DPR) as holder of the people's sovereignty.
The Awam PDI Chairman, Basuki Mangoenpoerojo in his press meeting in Jakarta on Friday (28/2) was not yet willing to disclose the content of the statement, but said that the longmarch was to urge one and legal Articles/By Laws of the PDI.
According to Basuki, Awam PDI is no competing organization of PDI. They only love the PDI constitution and after the long march the committee will automatically dissolve itself.
Because Awam PDI forms a committee consisting of individuals, they also have individual responsibilities and therefore have not asked government's approval for this long march.
Basuki stated that officially the long march consisted of two Kijang cars, five trucks, two busses, one ambulance and 10 motorcycles.
The longmarch participants must be registered. For sympathizers in group form the leader of the group must be registered and be responsible for his group. Spontaneous participants had to register at the "Order and Safety Affairs" during the march. Forbidden is to bring arms in whatever form and they have to guard order and politeness.
The longmarch which is estimated one week has as route Denpasar, Tabanan, Jembrana, Gilimanuk, Ketapang, Situbondo, Probolinggo, Sidoarjo, Surabaya, Mojokerto, Jombang, Nganjuk, Madiun, Sragen, Solo, Klaten, Yogya, Magelang, Semarang, Kendal, Pekalonmgan, Pemalang, Tegal, Brebes, Cirebon, Sumedang, Cianjur, Puncak, Bogor and Jakarta. General election witnesses
Meanwhile in Surabaya 4,050 PDI Megawati supporters registered themselves for witnesses in the General Elections 1997 process in Surabaya. This was in accordance with Megawati's instruction on Saturday 22/2 at the PDI Headquarters in Surabaya.
The 4,050 witnesses will be assigned in 280 districts found in Surabaya.(*)