Opposition leader reacts to Indo

Opposition leader reacts to Indo

Amien Rais, Indonesia's leading opposition figure and chairman of the 28 million-strong Muhammadiyah Muslim organization, addresses a gathering of protesters in Jakarta soon after new President B.J. Habibie announced his cabinet lineup. Rais termed the cabinet neutral but said he neither endorsed nor opposed it.

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