Attorney General's performance<\/p>\n
I refer to the article in The Jakarta Post titled Syahril's
\nresistance on June 23, 2000 (a translated version from Bisnis
\nIndonesia).<\/p>\n
This paper voiced its criticism on Marzuki Darusman's move to
\ndetain the former Bank Indonesia governor, and asked why then
\nother culprits in the Bank Bali affair are still enjoying the
\nfreedom to move about?<\/p>\n
This respected paper is unable to place and categorize
\nMarzuki, not as a real attorney general, but more like a
\nmessenger or a valet in a hotel (no offense meant, it is only a
\ncomparison).<\/p>\n
Only when somebody calls does the messenger boy appear with a
\nwhite board and bell, and a name scrawled on it. And that is all.
\nBringing cases to an end, whether guilty or not, is not his task
\njudging by the fact that not one criminal corruption case has
\nreached the stage of being filed in court. And strangely enough
\nthe international community listed Indonesia as maybe number two
\nor number three of the most corrupt nations in the world when it
\nwas governed by Soeharto and Habibie. So either that listing is
\ngrossly incorrect and unfair, or our attorney general is grossly
\noverpromoted, incompetent or it is all politically motivated.<\/p>\n
I have seen an article from the German magazine Der Spiegel
\nof May 25, 2000 on the Paiton electricity plant I and II cases.
\nThe article refers to when Djiteng visited Germany in 1995 and
\nwas pushed into signing a contract, valued at US$1.6 billion when
\nit should only be $1 billion, along with photos, including the
\nsmiling faces of Helmut Kohl fishing with Soeharto.<\/p>\n
And then the Paiton I lawsuit was withdrawn from court at the
\nspecial request of Uncle Sam via President Abdurrahman Wahid. And
\nwe will have to pay higher energy bills just to repay General
\nElectric's overpriced delivery. And also to Siemens who for at
\nleast the second time (the first time I know of was the scandal
\nof the Krakatau-Steel works in the early 70s) is involved again
\nin dirty affairs. So there is no blacklisting in Indonesia?<\/p>\n
So I would advise the editors of Bisnis Indonesia to be
\nrealistic and wait until the year 2030 for a reasonably
\nperforming attorney general, and in the meantime just register
\nthe acts for the messenger boys?<\/p>\n
Y. SANTO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attorney-generals-performance-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }