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Indecisive parties booed, slurred as 'transvestites' at plenary

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Jakarta Globe - March 3, 2010

At least two factions in the House of Representatives were booed and labeled as "banci," or transvestites, for not delivering a firm decision in the final plenary hearing into the Bank Century bailout scandal.

The two factions that failed to deliver a firm choice were the United Development Party (PPP) and the National Mandate Party (PAN).

People in the gallery and some members of the House called some of the members of the factions "banci" or "transvestites." The interjections stopped but the plenary room them became even more noisy as those in attendance made sly comments and booed.

Not only did lawmakers heckle the faction spokesmen who were reading their final conclusions, they also shouted out irrelevant remarks.

"Speaker, we're hungry!," shouted one lawmaker when the United Development Party spokesman was speaking on the podium. Another shouted "PPP, you're transvestites!," when the PPP declined to clearly state which option they had chosen. Shouts of "Viva Prabowo" erupted when Gerindra announced they had chosen option C.

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