MOU on civil, administrative disputes settlement signed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office signed a
\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with nine city-owned companies
\n(BUMD) on Wednesday aimed at easing the settlement of civil and
\nstate administrative disputes.<\/p>\n
The agreement, which was signed by the Head of the Jakarta
\nProsecutor's Office Fachry Nasution and nine president directors
\nof the companies, facilitates an out-of-court dispute resolution
\nfor such cases.<\/p>\n
Fachry said the MOU would therefore help reduce the financial
\nlosses of the city.<\/p>\n
\"With this agreement, not all civil and state administrative
\ndisputes will have to go to court.<\/p>\n
\"And the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will have the authority
\nto propose negotiation between the disputed parties to cut the
\nfinancial losses of the city,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He said that with the agreement, prosecutors of his office
\nwould act as lawyers for the nine companies as stipulated in the
\nLaw No. 5\/1991 on the Prosecutor's Office.<\/p>\n
\"If one of the companies has to deal with consumers who refuse
\nto pay their debts, we will push for the return of the money.<\/p>\n
\"And if it does not work out, we will bring the matter to
\ncourt,\" Fachry cited an example.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the point was to get back as much money as
\npossible to the city, while at the same time upholding the law.<\/p>\n
The nine companies are PT. Dharma Jaya, PD. Pasar Djaya, PT.
\nBank DKI, PT. PAM Jaya, PT. Pulomas Jaya, PT. Pembangunan Pluit
\nJaya, PT. Sarana Jaya, PT. Wisata Niaga and PT. Persero Jiep.<\/p>\n
Similar agreements had earlier been established in South
\nSulawesi and North Sumatra provinces, when Fachry was assigned as
\nhead of the prosecutor's office in both provinces.<\/p>\n
When asked whether the agreement would eventually influence
\nthe settlement of around 20 corruption cases in the companies,
\nFachry vowed that all of the corruption cases would be prosecuted
\naccordingly to proper procedure.<\/p>\n
\"This will not affect our office's impartiality in handling
\nthese corruption cases as they will be handled by different
\nprosecutors from the ones assigned as the firms' lawyers,\" he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\"I promise that none of the 23 reported cases will be
\nforgotten as the city council will also monitor the prosecution
\nof these cases,\" Fachry added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs Fauzie Alvi
\nYasin said that with the agreement, many of the city-owned
\ncompanies will have more legal certainty in business deals with
\ntheir partners.<\/p>\n
\"Usually, we lack confidence if we have to face legal action
\nor take legal action against our partners.<\/p>\n
\"But with this agreement, we can prevent further losses,\"
\nFauzie said after the signing ceremony.<\/p>\n
He also stressed that the agreement would not help exonerate
\nofficers from the city-owned companies implicated in corruption
\ncases. (dja)<\/p>",
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