AG must improve performance<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
The issuance of a letter of instruction by the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office for the Termination of Investigation (SP3) in
\nthe Texmaco case has become a national controversy because of the
\npros and cons surrounding this matter.<\/p>\n
It must still be fresh in our minds that when the former state
\nminister of investment and state enterprises, Laksamana Sukardi,
\nreported to the Attorney General's Office, there was an outcry
\nmade by Texmaco over the preshipment loans from BNI, BRI and Bank
\nExim. The loans, totaling some Rp 18 trillion, had not been used
\nfor export purposes but for the settlement of the company's
\ndebentures at their maturity dates.<\/p>\n
At that time the Attorney General's Office right away made
\nSinivasan a suspect and slapped a travel ban on him without an
\ninterrogation and investigation. A probe into the Texmaco case,
\nhowever, was later stopped because, according to the prosecutor
\nin charge, there was no evidence that losses had been inflicted
\non the state. Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said that apart
\nfrom the fact that the collateral pledged was larger in value
\nthan the loans, some of the loans had yet to mature.<\/p>\n
The attorney general used the words \"not yet\" for \"not\"
\ninflicting losses on the state. He has also repeatedly said that
\nthe calculation about the assets related to the debts incurred by
\nTexmaco is the result of an audit conducted by the Development
\nFinance Comptroller (BPKP). However, the special deputy of the
\nagency, Irwan Sofyan, has directly denied the statement made by
\nthe attorney general. It is obvious at this point that one gets
\nthe impression that the Attorney General's Office is careless and
\nreckless in handling the Texmaco case. It seems as if Marzuki
\nDarusman were hesitant in making a decision.<\/p>\n
To ensure that there will be no more carelessness in the
\nhandling of other cases, it is only proper that the Attorney
\nGeneral's Office conducts a self-correction. It should no longer
\nfool people by making changeable and inconsistent statements and
\ndecisions to ensure good implementation of legal supremacy. As
\nfor Laksamana Sukardi, although he is no longer a minister, he
\nstill must give proof of more serious cases involving bad debts
\nas he promised, before any impression is given that all he did
\nwas for the sake of passing interest.<\/p>\n
TAUFIK<\/p>\n
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