Malaysia - Malaysia expressed a deep regret over the attacks on an Indonesian referee policemen last week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Dato Zainal Abidin Muhammad Zain said in Jakarta Thursday.
"We deeply regret about it. It can be interpreted as an apology, " the ambassador made the statement after meeting with Indonesian House Speaker Agung Laksono at the parliament building here.
Regarding to the anniversary of the 50th independent day of Malaysia, Agung Laksono said that the parliament hoped governmental leaders can meet Malaysia‘s invitation to attend the ceremony on Friday.
However, Din Syamsuddin, chairman of Muhammadiyah which is Indonesia‘s second biggest Muslim Organization, canceled his plan to give a sermon at the Malaysian embassy office here on the Malaysia‘s independent day.
Indonesian karate referee, Donald Luther Kolopita, was physically assaulted by four Malaysian police officers without cause in Kuala Lumpur last Friday when he joined a karate competition.
The incident sparked a wave of protests from various quarters in major Indonesian cities.
Source: english.people.com (31 Agustus 2007)
