ICW reveals pirate VCD control scam<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Coordinator of the working council of
\nIndonesian Corruption Watch Teten Masduki alleged on Friday that
\na grandson of former president Soeharto moved in on the
\nlegalization of pirated video compact discs in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
It caused losses to the state of at least Rp 51 billion per
\nannum, he said.<\/p>\n
Through Minister of Information Decree No. 21\/1998 signed by
\nthen minister R. Hartono, Teten said, a control team was
\nestablished for supervising VCD distribution, with membership
\nconsisting of the Directorate General of Radio, Television and
\nFilm and PT Cakramindo Inti Pradana (PT CIP).<\/p>\n
\"After I checked, however, the firm supposedly in charge of
\nissuing legalization stickers worth Rp 2,000 each does not exist
\nand Ari Sigit, one of Soeharto's grandson, had tried to issue
\nsimilar stickers to replace CIP's role,\" Teten said.<\/p>\n
Although the decree was not effected, the Ministry of
\nInformation allegedly wanted to cut PT CIP's involvement and
\ntransfer it a company with a proposal similar to the one provided
\nby a Soeharto family member, Teten said. (hhr)<\/p>",
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