Don't feign ignorance<\/p>\n
The police, who spearhead the law-enforcing institutions, are
\nexpected to be sensitive, smart and diligent. They are expected
\nto act without discrimination and do their utmost to unearth the
\nmystery of the Bank Bali scandal, which is assumed to be the tip
\nof the iceberg for other similar crimes.<\/p>\n
Relevant state apparatus should not try to systematically
\ndisappoint the community at large, now eagerly awaiting the
\nexposure of this foul scam, by half-heartedly probing this case
\nand making other efforts to fool the community. It is especially
\ntrue now when this scam is widely known and will, therefore, be
\nmonitored at home and abroad.<\/p>\n
The chief of police must be very naive when, as quoted in the
\nSept. 2 edition of Media Indonesia, he said that \"there was no
\nindication of the involvement of state officials in this case\";
\nthe reality, as is known to the public, is to the contrary. In my
\nopinion, being involved in a case may not necessarily have a
\nnegative connotation because it must still be determined how
\nsomeone became involved and what motivated him. Therefore, it is
\nunnecessary for the police chief to be apprehensive about
\nacknowledging that a number of state's officials are involved in
\nthe scandal.<\/p>\n
Information about the case abounds: the document called Rudy
\nRamli's Diary, the audio cassette containing a recording
\npurportedly of Baramuli and Setya Novanto, which Roy M. Suryo, an
\nexpert in voice identification, has scientifically proved to be
\nthe voices of the two men. There are many other media reports
\npublished or broadcast in the past month, of which the most
\ninteresting is the chart of the flow of funds from Bank Bali to
\nPT EGP and Joko S. Tjandra, published in Business Indonesia of
\nSept. 2. It clearly shows the people who received the money and
\nhow much each of them obtained.<\/p>\n
If the police chief has a thirst for truth, he will have no
\nhesitation in summoning those who allegedly received the money to
\ninquire in what connection the transaction occurred. It must be
\nascertained whether they have received the money because of a
\nbusiness deal, as Enggartiasto has stated, or because of other
\nreasons. Information about this must continue to be pursued and
\nsupporting evidence\/documents asked for. It is always a
\npossibility that the documents have been fabricated; if this is
\nthe case, the real motive behind the distribution of the money
\ncan be revealed. The chart referred to above clearly shows that
\nPT Ungaran Sari Garment provided Rp 642 billion to many parties,
\nincluding a figure close to State Minister of the Empowerment of
\nState Enterprises Tanri Abeng and one of President B.J. Habibie's
\nsiblings.<\/p>\n
It is greatly hoped that the police chief and all his officers
\nwill have the courage to abandon the New Order custom of \"acting
\nonly under order of the ruler\". They must now show their
\nindependence and their gallant behavior in defense of the
\ninterest of the people. They should discard for good their oft-
\nrepeated pretexts of \"the presumption of innocence\", \"lack of
\nauthentic evidence\" and the like, so that nobody may have the
\nimpression that they are either lacking in nerve and independence
\nof action or afraid of losing their positions.<\/p>\n
The police chief should know that the people are hoping to see
\nthe police take firm and fair action without any discrimination
\nin dealing with criminals who have very daringly misappropriated
\npeople's money, shamelessly and boldly dancing upon the people's
\nsufferings. Do not feign ignorance of this evil crime. Any
\nreluctance on the part of the police to use their authority to
\nthoroughly solve this rotten scandal will only deeply hurt the
\npeople's sense of justice and their very conscience.<\/p>\n
H. WISDARMANTO GS<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dont-feign-ignorance-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }