Gus Dur to be queried<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Attorney General Marzuki Darusman said on
\nSaturday that President Abdurrahman Wahid would be questioned
\nover two financial scandals that had led to the issuing of two
\nmemorandum of censures by the House of Representatives against
\nhim.<\/p>\n
\"The President will be questioned as soon as possible,\"
\nMarzuki told reporters after a swearing-in ceremony for two
\ndeputy chief judges at Bina Graha presidential office.<\/p>\n
He did not name a date but said that Abdurrahman \"will be
\ninvestigated as a citizen\".<\/p>\n
He added that the questioning could take place either at the
\npresidential palace or at the Attorney General's office.<\/p>\n
The DPR censured Abdurrahman for the first time in February
\nafter it concluded that he was suspected of having a role in the
\ntwo scandals, locally dubbed Bulogate and Bruneigate.<\/p>\n
Bulogate centers around the theft of Rp 35 billion rupiah (US$
\n3.5 million) from the State Logistics Agency Bulog, allegedly
\npulled off by a masseur and business associate of the President.<\/p>\n
Bruneigate revolves around a two-million dollar donation from
\nthe sultan of Brunei for humanitarian assistance, which the
\nPresident claimed was a personal gift.<\/p>\n
Legislators issued the President with the second censure on
\nMonday, charging him with failure to heed the first censure and
\nto improve his performance.<\/p>\n
The President has denied any wrongdoing in the scandals, and
\nhas repeatedly pledged to serve out his term until 2004. (byg)<\/p>",
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