The Sinner & HIs Song

From jakartapost.com:


December 04, 2006


The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Maria Eva, a dangdut singer, announced Sunday that she had videotaped herself and a Golkar Party legislator having sex, but denied leaking it to the public.

Her lawyer, Ruhut Sitompul, said she did not know who had placed the footage, shot with a camera phone, on the Internet.

The video, less than one minute long, was sent to various cell phones and email addresses last week, forcing embarrassed Golkar leaders to form an investigation team to control the scandal.

Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the Golkar member in question, who can only be identified as YZ, are still unknown. Last week Golkar said he was in Australia, but it was rumored Sunday that he had returned to Jakarta.

In an interview with the Detik news portal, Ruhut said that unnamed Golkar figures had placed pressure on Maria to hide in Singapore for her safety.

He said some Golkar members had sent her an open airplane ticket and told her to leave for Singapore, but that he had advised to stay in Jakarta while considering a solution to the situation.

Ruhut did not return phone calls from The Jakarta Post on Sunday.

A senior Golkar official denied suggestions that the plane ticket had been issued through an official party decision.

"I attended no meeting that approved of such decision for her exile. Maybe one of our members sent the ticket without our notification," said Tadjuddin Nursaid, a member of Golkar's central board.

Akbar Tandjung, former Golkar chairman and House Speaker, said the incident was regrettable.

"We are all saddened by the scandal. I have been supportive of him as his senior inside the organization," Akbar said in Surabaya on Saturday, as quoted by Antara.

Akbar said that YZ had the right explain his actions in a future party examination session.

"Nobody can judge his actions before he gives a complete explanation. The investigation team is currently probing the incident," he added.

The team was established by Golkar to establish whether the video was authentic, determine the violation committed, and recommend steps in reaction.

Akbar said should the team find that YZ was the man in the footage, he would face serious punishment, possibly dismissal from the party.

"Let the team hear his explanation straight from him so we have a clear picture of the situation," he said.

Deputy chairman of the House Ethics Council Gayus Lumbuun said that they would have to examine the issue despite the physical absence of the individuals involved.

"The examination would go on despite Maria, or in this case YZ, being abroad. Their absences will not halt the examination and verification of the scandal," said Gayus, a member of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle.

"There is no time limit on how long the Ethics Council has to finish the examination," he added.


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TheSun today frontpaged the latest development:

Golkar MP
(caught on sex tape)
quits party

JAKARTA: A senior politician resigned from
Indonesia's largest political party after a tape of
him having sex with a popular dangdut singer was
widely circulated, media reports said yesterday.

Yahya Zaini -- who is the head of the Golkar
Party's religious affairs department, which has
responsibility for moral issues -- submitted his
resignation from the party, which was immediately
approved by its chairman, Jusuf Kalla, who is also
Indonesia's vice-president.
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DESIDERATA: I salute the Indonesian MP.
For like Brutus, he is an honourable man.
He sings the Song of Moral Behaviour;
On being found out for Deviation,
He Does the Right Honourable Thing.

For this, Yahya Zaini, Desi salutes thee, for
You acted in tandem with the Song you sing.

In NegaraKu, if an MP or ADUN of some party/parties is caught red-handed, with the pants/panties down, oin video-tape! in similar bind --
to be precise, an Adam, in a compromising position, missionary, on top
of Eve, both married, but not to each other -- they would do what the Kota Baru Municipal Council just advised: COVER UP! Then SEmuaNya OKay!

If such a local deviant MP/ADUN/SENator were to RESIGN, one mGf whispers: there would be a by-election every month.
But that would be a blessing in deed -- the blessed constituency would see instant development like within two weks like they had not seen for the past ten years.
Will TengChangKhim disciples go around with their video-cam and start shooting, Amore!:)