Group 78 to consult with minister, FIFA

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 05/22/2011 9:56 PM | Sports

After a deadlock at the Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) congress, the controversial Group 78 said on Sunday that they would consult with the State Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs, Andi Mallarangeng, and FIFA to resolve the PSSI leadership problem.

The group also expected there would be no sanction from FIFA.

“We hope our problem will be handled by the new FIFA president, as we thought the current FIFA officials had violated their authority,” PSM Makassar legal director Syahrir Cakkari said on Sunday as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Syahrir said FIFA officials had breached their authority by banning four PSSI chairman candidates – George Toisutta, Arifin Panigoro, Nirwan Bakrie and Nurdin Halid – without clear reasons.

He said George and Nirwan should be eligible to run for the PSSI chairmanship.

He did not mind that Nurdin and Arifin were ineligible, as Nurdin was a convict while Arifin held a league outside the leagues recognized by the PSSI.

Group demands reopening of 2005 Nazaruddin forgery case

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 05/18/2011 1:28 PM | National

A group says it will demand police reopen the investigation of Democratic Party treasurer M Nazaruddin who was alleged to have falsified documents in 2005.

Masinton Pasaribu, a former 1998 activist, said Nazaruddin was arrested by police for a month in 2005 in an alleged document forgery case, but then later released for unclear reasons.

Masinton said Nazaruddin had falsified documents to clear the way for his company, PT Anugerah Nusantara, to win a tender held by the Industry Ministry.

“We demand that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono does not protect a party cadre who was involved in crimes.

"We urge the President and the Jakarta Police chief to reopen the 2005 Nazaruddin case,” Masinton said Wednesday as quoted by tribunnews.com.