Wahid's Family Offers RegretsThe family of KH Abdurrahman Wahid offers regrets to all for any errors they may have made undeliberately.. Apart from that, the family also thanked at the same time for the sympathy and support the public extended during difficult times which Abdurrahman Wahid experienced in his days as President."We offer our profound regrets, " said one of Abdurahman Wahid's daughters, Zanuba Arifah Chafsoh, better known as Yenny at a press meeting at merdeka Palace Jakarta on Wednesday. "Aside from all the political choices my Father deployed, I am very proud of his determination to hold onto principles," she said. To the family of Abdurrahman Wahid , Yenny said, the road Abdurrahman Wahid has to take,is a long one. "Our family wants Father to take care of his health first since he is still much needed by the nation. What just happened is not the end of the story," she added.. "Like a sentence, this should be read as a comma, not a full stop. Our family would like Father to concentrate on his health first since he is still needed by the nation," she said. Asked about her father's plans to depart for Baltimore USA, for a medical checkup in John Hopkins Hospital, Yenny explained that the medical checkup had been for some time in Abdurrahman Wahid's agenda. Abdurrahman Wahid will be leaving Indonesia from the Palace around 16.00. With him will be his daughter, Yenny, Zastrouw, Wahyu Muryadi and several other close friends.. The trip, according to Yenny, will be settled from his own account, it is not going to be settled by the state. Before KH Abdurrahman Wahid leaves Indonesia, he will go on stage at the Monas Monument in front of Merdeka Palace. Abdurrahman Wahid will be seen off by his supporters until the Soekarno-Hatta airport. "After his return, KH Abdurrahman Wahid will go on with his moral struggle to enforce democracy from his public palace in Ciganjur," he said. |
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