Habibie reprimands LIPI staff<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): State Minister of Research and Technology B.J.
\nHabibie has reprimanded 19 researchers of the National Institute
\nof Sciences who issued a statement last month demanding a new
\nnational leader.<\/p>\n
Habibie said yesterday the researchers were guilty of using
\nthe institute and its facilities for an activity unrelated to
\ntheir jobs.<\/p>\n
\"People who carry out routine jobs should not use their
\noffices or their facilities for other business. It's bad
\nconduct,\" Habibie was quoted as saying by Antara.<\/p>\n
\"They (the intellectuals) have their own channel for
\ndisclosing their research results (that is) in scientific
\npublications, not in joint statements,\" Habibie said on the
\nsidelines of a House of Representatives hearing.<\/p>\n
Head of the institute, Soefjan Tsauri, criticized as a
\nviolation of ethics the manner in which the researchers unveiled
\ntheir concerns about the economic crisis, but said the case was
\nclosed.<\/p>\n
He said he would not set in place administrative sanctions
\nagainst the researchers.<\/p>\n
\"Researchers may sometimes do wrong, but they never tell
\nlies,\" said Soefjan who attended a separate hearing at the House
\nyesterday.<\/p>\n
He said he could not ban the researchers from making
\nstatements because they did so in their personal capacities.<\/p>\n
The 19 researchers called last month for the election of a new
\npresident saying it was necessary if the country intended to heal
\nits ailing economy.<\/p>\n
They said they doubted the present government could lead the
\nnation out of the crisis, mainly because of its stubborn refusal
\nto undertake comprehensive reform. (amd)<\/p>",
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