Lawmaker Beating Woman at Gas Station, Fired by Party

TheIndonesia.id - A member of the Palembang Regional House of Representatives, Syukri Zen, finally learned a bitter lesson from his arrogant attitude in hitting women at gas stations. The problem, which was triggered only by the queue for refueling, had a long tail.

Now, Syukri Zen's story has gone viral with netizens' criticizing the attacks, he was detained by the police and finally, fired by the party. The Gerindra Party Honorary Council (MKP) recommended that Gerindra cadre who is also a member of the Palembang City DPRD M Sukri Zen be fired from the party.

Secretary of the Gerindra MKP, Maulana Bungaran who is also the chair of the trial, stated that Sukri had been proven to have violated the party's constitution. "Provided recommendations to the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party to terminate and revoke the Gerindra Party membership card on behalf of H.M Sukri Zen S.IP," read the verdict.

Suara.com reports that the decision was made during the Gerindra Party Honorary Council session regarding alleged ethical violations today, Friday, August 26, 2022, with case number 08-/008/BTS/MK/Gerindra/2022. The trial verdict was also uploaded by the official Instagram account belonging to the Daily Chair of the Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, seen by Suara.com Friday night.

Not only discharged but Sukri is also recommended by the Gerindra MKP to be removed from the seat of the Palembang City DPRD Member of the Gerindra faction. "Providing recommendations to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party to carry out PAW against H.M Sukri Zen S.IP as a member of the Palembang City DPRD from the Gerindra Party faction. Thus this decision was made by the honorary assembly of the Gerindra party," he said.

Chairman of the Honorary Council of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman previously said that Gerindra was furious when finding out a member of the Palembang DPRD M Sukri Zen molested a woman at a gas station. Gerindra will fire Sukri. "Yes, at first we wanted to call, send a summons to the person concerned. We are very angry, I am angry myself," said Habiburokhman when met at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta.

As chairman of the party's honorary court, he will immediately decide on Sukri's dismissal. "I just happened to be out of town, I graduated from my doctorate at UNS, but if I attend (the trial) tomorrow I will decide that we should stop," he said. "He's just crazy, he doesn't need serious proof, just look at the video who's angry. It's a woman being beaten like a UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship, a mixed martial art show). It's not appropriate for people like this in Gerindra, he has to be fired. I am the chairman of the party honorary court, speaking of being fired, of course, tomorrow's trial of three people will be more or less the same decision," he said.