The AG office to optimize itself<\/p>\n
From Koran Tempo<\/p>\n
The \"operational costs\" for running the Attorney General's
\nOffice (AGO) is not a tiny sum. It is undeniably part of the
\nvarious burdens on the state's annual budget, which is horribly
\nin the red and has compelled our country to \"beg\" for loans from
\nthe International Monetary Fund (IMF) among others.<\/p>\n
Is the AGO truly aware of this tragic and demeaning reality?
\nIt is therefore only appropriate, to use a polite word, that the
\npeople demand optimum performance, a productivity that is
\nreflected in victories in major corruption cases: the sharks and
\nthe whales instead of the small fries.<\/p>\n
Narrowing our focus only on the reform era, the AGO, since the
\ntime of former Attorney General Andi Ghalib, has squandered state
\nfunds with its incomplete and not-too-thorough work. For this, it
\nhas to be held accountable.<\/p>\n
What about the cases involving state-owned banks, such as
\nBapindo, Exim, BBD, BDN, BNI and BRI? They were bankrupted by
\ntheir directors, the so called professionals with huge salaries,
\nwho are now living in luxury houses in foreign countries and
\nhaving their children educated abroad. Isn't this pathetic?<\/p>\n
At PT PAL in Surabaya five jetfoil ships, bought for US$75
\nmillion, have been lying unused since their purchase 15 years
\nago. Though they are sitting idle (and with almost no risk) on
\nthe docks, the insurance premiums have been continuously paid. On
\ntop of that, the word is they were actually worth $25 million
\nthen.<\/p>\n
A part of the long laundry list for the AG office is: the
\nNational Aircraft Industry (IPTN), the state-owned electric
\ncompany (PLN), the national flag-carrier Garuda and other state-
\nowned enterprises as well as previous purchases of defense
\nweaponry.<\/p>\n
The current Buloggate II scandal, in my opinion, is a minor
\ncase compared with countless others. Anyway, the crux of the
\nmatter is for the AGO to get their act together and attempt to
\nretrieve the nation's -- meaning the people's -- money. Only then
\ncan the AGO prove its sincerity in alleviating some of our
\ncountry's burden.<\/p>\n
RAMA<\/p>\n
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