Laksamana to file complaint with council<\/p>\n
Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
State Minister of State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi said on
\nWednesday that he would file a complaint with the Press Council
\nagainst recent media reports suggesting that he had misused some
\nUS$125 million (Rp 1.2 trillion) from the privatization of
\nseveral state-owned companies.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters after meeting President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri at the presidential palace, Laksamana said that he
\nwas gathering evidence of the privatization process to prove that
\nhe was not involved in corruption.<\/p>\n
"I will file a complaint with the Press Council and submit all
\nthe evidence. I cannot understand why rumors made headlines in
\nthe media," Laksamana said.<\/p>\n
He refused to mention the names of the media, adding that he
\nintended to visit the Press Council and file his complaint on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
Some newspapers and television stations reported earlier that
\nLaksamana, who is also a leader of the Indonesian Democratic
\nParty of Struggle (PDI-P), had left the country with some $125
\nmillion.<\/p>\n
Reports that Laksamana had left the country surfaced after
\npoll returns showed that incumbent Megawati Soekarnoputri was
\ntrailing far behind her opponent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, her
\nformer coordinating minister for political and security affairs.<\/p>\n
Attorney General M.A. Rachman said last week that his office
\nwas examining reports alleging that Laksamana had enriched
\nhimself during the divestment of government shares in companies
\npreviously managed by the now-defunct Indonesian Bank
\nRestructuring Agency (IBRA).<\/p>\n
Representatives of the University of Indonesia Alumni
\nAssociation, the Bandung Institute of Technology Alumni, Trisakti
\nUniversity Alumni and Civil Society Professionals submitted
\ndocumentation of Laksamana's alleged involvement in graft to the
\nAttorney General's Office on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n
Laksamana said on Wednesday that divestments conducted in the
\npast three years had been done in accordance with regulations and
\nthere were no irregularities in the process.<\/p>\n
"I will go to the Press Council myself and present the legal
\nevidence over divestments processed in the country," he remarked.<\/p>\n
When asked whether he would file lawsuit or send written
\ncomplaints to each publication, Laksamana said he would follow
\nthe advice of the Press Council.<\/p>\n
"We will consider the Press Council's recommendations before
\ndeciding on the next move regarding the case," he said.<\/p>",
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