yahya zaini scandal

Indonesia was shocked by a recent news about a member of the House of Representative (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) having a extramarital relationship with a local actress. Furthermore, the video of their sexual intercourse is now widely spreading. The name of this parliament member (wakil rakyat) is Yahya Zaini, from Golongan Karya Party (led by Indonesian Vice President, Yusuf Kalla). On the 5 minutes video recording, the face of the couple can be seen very clearly. It's indeed Mr. Yahya Zaini and Maria Eva, the local 'dangdut' actress.

Actually, the video itself is already spreading through the internet and handphones since about some weeks ago but responses from the government's officials and another parliament members just boosted by this week. Vice President Yusuf Kalla during a press conference said an action will be taken to the related parliament member and he will start a team to investigate this scandal. However, he never specifies what kind of action that will be taken. Mr. Yahya Zaini himself cannot be contacted through either home or his office. He is reported to be in Australia for a working trip.

Yesterday, on December 5, a resignation letter from Mr. Yahya Zaini arrived at Yusuf Kalla's office. In this letter, Mr. Yahya Zaini stated his resignation from his position in the Golongan Karya Party's executive committee (DPP Partai Golkar). Below is the excerpt from the first paragraph of his letter (taken from kompas.com):

"Observing the reportings of the mass media about myself, as the cadre of the Golongan Karya Party that revered the party's dignity and honor, allowed me to resign from the executive committee of the Golongan Karya Party, term of service 2004-2009."

Also, in this letter, Mr. Yahya Zaini also delivered his personal apology. These links provide more information about this scandal (in Bahasa Indonesia):

http://kompas.com/ver1/Metropolitan/0612/01/085520.htm
http://kompas.com/ver1/Metropolitan/0612/01/151333.htm
http://www.liputan6.com/view/1,133611,1,0,1165292137.html