HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2001 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Ambon Island   Ambon City        Latupatti   Want to Help? REUTERS, Thursday November 1, 2001 12:36 PM Brawl breaks out in Indonesia's top assembly JAKARTA (Reuters) - Dozens of Indonesian legislators fought and threw punches during a nationally televised brawl that forced a temporary suspension of the annual session of the country's top assembly on Thursday. The fracas, the first ever in what was once a powerless, rubber-stamp institution, forced a 15-minute suspension of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) shortly before President Megawati Sukarnoputri was due to present her first accountability speech. The trouble erupted after a group of regional appointees to the 700-member chamber demanded the right to deliver a speech and to set up their own faction, but were refused by MPR speaker Amien Rais. There were no injuries during the brief incident. The MPR comprises parliament's 500 members and 200 provincial appointees. Copyright © 2001 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/baguala67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com