Archive: 2 July 2002
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Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Crime spree denies W. Cup viewing
Crime spree denies W. Cup viewing PHNOM PENH: Thousands of Cambodians were denied access to the World Cup final after authorities pulled the plug on a public screening of the football extravaganza due to fears of a crime wave, officials said Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Why Marco K. cannot be the next governor
Why Marco K. cannot be the next governorDaniel Ziv, Former Chief Editor, 'Djakarta! - The City Life Magazine' Of the various candidates proposed for the important election this September of Jakarta's next Governor, Marco Kusumawijaya, 40, is probably the least qualified.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Bus driver arrested for fatal crash
Bus driver arrested for fatal crash BOGOR: The Bogor Police arrested a bus driver for allegedly causing a fatal chain accident involving more than 16 vehicles.The head of the traffic police, Adj. Comr. Lamazi, said Wely, 50, a driver for the Benteng Jaya bus company, was arrested at his parents'...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Asia is recovered, U.S. in trouble
Asia is recovered, U.S. in troubleBenjamin Pedley, Singapore, Dow Jones Five years after the Asian financial crisis began, the region is recovered and relatively healthy at a time when the U.S. economy and its once much-vaunted business model are under pressure and close scrutiny.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warn
Do not let our children grow up traumatized, advocates warnMaya Dahlan and Santi W.E. Soekanto, Journalists, Jakarta We weep with sadness -- or we should -- when a child is hurt or killed. What do we do when there are 700,000 children who suffer trauma? In fact, that is the number of refugee...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Govt to impose new sugar tariffs this week
Govt to impose new sugar tariffs this weekDow Jones JakartaThe government will likely impose new import tariffs on sugar this week, in a bid to help local sugar cane farmers, Minister of Finance Boediono told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Three in chopper crash feared dead
Three in chopper crash feared dead Three of five military officers aboard the ill- fated Army helicopter Bell 205 are feared dead as the chopper exploded after it crashed in Paniai regency, Papua.Spokesman for Papua's Trikora Military Command, Maj. G.P.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
400 vendors ask for trading space
400 vendors ask for trading space TANGERANG: Some 400 street vendors from Pasar Anyer, the main market in the Tangerang mayoralty, staged a rally at the mayor's office on Monday, demanding the municipal administration to provide them space for trading."We want to talk to Mayor M.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumping
Gede Pangrango park spoiled by trash dumpingBambang M., Contributor, Yogyakarta Botanists call Gede Pangrango National Park in West Java "the pearl in Java's crown" for its incomparable richness and beauty.Just like a pearl, though small, it is exquisite.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Govt delays tax plans for Batam Island
Govt delays tax plans for Batam IslandDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Minister of Finance Boediono said on Monday the government had delayed plans to impose value-added tax (VAT) and luxury tax on Batam island in Riau province, pending the completion of a bill that would allow the...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Medical team checks Winfried
Medical team checks Winfried JAKARTA: A team of doctors examined on Monday codefendant in the Rp 40 billion corruption scandal of the State Logistics Agency (Bulog), Winfried Simatupang, in an attempt to obtain second opinion for the state prosecutors to bring the businessman back to detention.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage wars
Children: The forgotten victims of the planet's savage warsSanti W.E. Soekanto, Journalist, Jakarta Tiwi is a three-year-old girl, however she is so undernourished that she weighs far less than most two-year-olds.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Rupiah Rates July 1
Rupiah Rates July 1 JP/13/ConverRupiah Rates July 1 Bank notes rates TT rates Selling Buying Selling Buying Rp Rp Rp Rp U.S. dollar 1 9,195.00 8,195.00 8,738.00 8,652.00Australian dollar 1 5,155.64 4,590.84 4,899.40 4,846.85Brunei dollar 1 5,209.04 4,639.90 4,950.15 4,898.65Canadian dollar 1 6,063.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Students, parents crowd popular schools
Students, parents crowd popular schoolsDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta On the first day of registration at state high schools in Jakarta, prominent schools were swamped by hundreds of junior high school graduates and their parents, while less favorite state high schools remained quiet.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Policemen nabbed for beating reporter
Policemen nabbed for beating reporter SIDOARJO, East Java: Seven police officers suspected of the recent beating of a journalist from the Kompas daily in Sidoarjo, East Java, are now in police custody for further investigation of their alleged involvement.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Five RI students awarded scholarship
Five RI students awarded scholarship INDONESIA: Five Indonesian students were awarded on Monday the prestigious Singapore Scholarship for the year 2002 to pursue undergraduate course in the city state.The five successful candidates will pursue their study at the National University of Singapore and...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Last E. Timor cases to be tried
Last E. Timor cases to be tried JAKARTA: State prosecutors will submit on Tuesday the last four cases of the 1999 East Timor debacle to the Central Jakarta human rights court, a completion of the 12 indictments made against the authorities of the former Indonesia province.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Logging threatens Muller range
Logging threatens Muller range MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: The Muller mountain range, stretching from North Barito regency in Central Kalimantan to East Kalimantan and Sarawak in Malaysia, is in danger of being destroyed by the expanding logging activities of forest concessionaires.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Over-zealous
Over-zealous police at PuncakFrom Kompas As we were driving home from Bandung to Jakarta via Puncak on May 20, 2002, traffic police officers stopped us to examine our driving license near the Gunung Mas tea plantation.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Rio Tinto,BP set new deadline
Rio Tinto,BP set new deadline JAKARTA: PT Kaltim Prima Coal, a joint venture between Anglo- Australian mining company Rio Tinto PLC (RTP) and BP PLC (BP), said Monday the government agreed to extend a deadline to resolve a dispute over the sale of a 51 percent stake in the coal miner to July 31.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Late paper
Late paper Due to technical problems, The Jakarta Post arrived late to subscribers in most parts of Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Sumatra (except Tanjung Karang), Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, West and East Nusa Tenggara, Maluku and Irian Jaya on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
East Timorese refugees demand aid to live
East Timorese refugees demand aid to liveYemris Fointuna, The Jakarta Post, Kupang Hundreds of East Timorese refugees continued to protest in front of the East Nusa Tenggara governor's office on Monday, demanding the Indonesian government resume aid deliveries to the approximately 20,000 refugees...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Family of Acehnese seeks help
Family of Acehnese seeks help BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The family of a missing Acehnese, believed to have been kidnapped while selling rambutan fruit, requested the company of councillors in asking the local police of the whereabouts of their family member.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
About 100 shoemakers stop operations
About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post JakartaAbout 100 local footwear manufacturers are believed to have ceased or postponed operations in the last three years for reasons which include labor disputes and rising production costs, the Indonesian Footwear...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Thailand, RI to talk on fishing deal
Thailand, RI to talk on fishing dealAssociated Press, Bangkok Thailand and Indonesia began talks Monday on a proposed deal to regulate fishing by Thai trawlers in Indonesian waters, an official said.The two-day talks, in the southern coastal city of Songkhla, are being attended by officials of the...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Exports, imports down in May, statistics buseau says
Exports, imports down in May, statistics buseau saysDadan Wijaksana, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta After showing signs of recovery in previous months, Indonesia's exports were down again in May, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Court ready for hi-tech hearing
Court ready for hi-tech hearingMuninggar Sri Saraswati, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta For the first time in Indonesia, a court hearing will take place via videoconference. This unusual event will happen at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday afternoon, when former president B.J.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Trucks with smuggled logs seized
Trucks with smuggled logs seized PONTIANAK, West Kalimantan: Security forces here have seized at least 17 trucks carrying smuggled logs at the Entikong checkpoint in West Kalimantan, which borders Indonesia and Malaysia.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Graha Cijantung Mall rocked by explosion
Graha Cijantung Mall rocked by explosionDamar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A bomb exploded on Monday evening at a mall partly owned by the Army's Special Force (Kopassus), near to the red berets' headquarters at the Graha Cijantung on Jl. Raya Bogor, East Jakarta, injuring eight people.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?
Beautify the city or improve its choking transportation system?Yogita Tahilramani The Jakarta Post JakartaTo Governor Sutiyoso, spending Rp 14 billion on renovating a water fountain at a Jakarta traffic circle may have seemed a wise gift for the capital's anniversary last week, but residents here...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous'
'Megawati's support for Sutiyoso ridiculous' The upcoming gubernatorial election is looming. Several candidates have been named. President Megawati Soekarnoputri has ordered her PDIP councillors to support Sutiyoso, who will run for his second term, despite widespread public criticism.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
About 100 shoemakers stop operations
About 100 shoemakers stop operationsAdianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta About 100 local footwear manufacturers are believed to have ceased or postponed operations in the last three years for reasons which include labor disputes and rising production costs, the Indonesian Footwear...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Bodies to discuss political bills
Bodies to discuss political bills JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) set up on Monday two special committees assigned to deliberate long-awaited bills on political parties and general elections.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
KL, S'pore start water talks
KL, S'pore start water talks KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore ministers began two-day talks on Monday to try to hammer out a deal on water supply for Singapore, the thorniest bilateral issue between the neighboring states.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
RI needs a student party now!
RI needs a student party now!From Rakyat MerdekaSince the fall of the Old Order, the emergence of the New Order and the ousting of former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur' Wahid, students have become manipulated by certain parties, purportedly for the establishment of a just and prosperous society.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Goal famine implies changes are needed
Goal famine implies changes are neededPaul Radford, Reuters, Yokohama, Japan Asia's first World Cup promised to be a feast but there were slim pickings for anyone who showed up late -- and the time is surely ripe for some changes to brighten up the game.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Asian monies down, dollar stable
Asian monies down, dollar stableDow Jones, Singapore The dollar edged higher against most Asian currencies Monday, helped by its relatively stable performance against the yen.The New Taiwan dollar, Singapore dollar and Philippine peso weakened, while the Indonesian rupiah was unchanged.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Military to search for weapons in Ambon
Military to search for weapons in AmbonOktovianus Pinontoan, The Jakarta Post, Ambon Maluku's Pattimura Military Commander Maj. Gen. Djoko Santoso reiterated his warning on Monday that security forces would search door to door for illegal weapons in the troubled province.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
A memorable World Cup
A memorable World Cup Brazil may have won for a record fifth time, and Ronaldo's two goals in Sunday's final against Germany may have placed his name alongside other soccer legends before him, but the 2002 World Cup will be remembered more for what it has done to Asia, and potentially to the world...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002
Where to go in Bandung for Tuesday, July 2, 2002Performances* Sundanese Traditional Drama Serawak by Sanggar Vikta, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang Siang, 8 p.m., July 6. * Sundanese Traditional Performance - Ketoprak Kecemplung Jurang Pangroroban by Pusponeko Budaya group, Gedung Kesenian Rumentang...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Government to issue new policy on Aceh
Government to issue new policy on AcehThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The government will evaluate the viability of the current security policy in Aceh before issuing a presidential decree to change the current status of civilian order in the troubled province, a top official said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Inflation eases again in June
Inflation eases again in JuneThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Inflation slowed again in June thanks largely to a stronger rupiah and falling food prices, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) reported on Monday.BPS said year-on-year inflation in June was 11.48 percent, lower than the 12.93 percent in May.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force development
TNI told to focus on Navy, Air Force developmentMuhammad Nafik, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Given that external security threats are likely to come via the air and the sea, the Indonesian Military (TNI) should allocate a larger amount of funds to the Navy and the Air Force rather than the Army, noted...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Kids learn animals best when it is entertaining
Kids learn animals best when it is entertainingWahyuni Kamah, Contributor, Denpasar, Bali For children, learning all the science and academic stuff about animals can be tough, boring and uninteresting.But if the subject is presented the way the Kindness Club of the Denpasar-based Yudhistira...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Why does Mega back Sutiyoso?
Why does Mega back Sutiyoso? The country's biggest political party, which gained a majority vote of over thirty percent in the last general elections, the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI Perjuangan), has endorsed the candidacy of incumbent Governor Sutiyoso to be Jakarta's next governor.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Stock quotations on JSX
Stock quotations on JSXStock prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (in rupiah) on July 1, 2002:-------------------------------------------------------------- Shares Close Change Trading Volume -------------------------------------------------------------- Abdi Bangsa Tbk 370 0 0 Ades Alfindo Tbk...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authority
Govt tries to strip independent bodies of their authorityEdith Hartanto and Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta We are back to square one. Democracy is backpedaling to what it was during the Soeharto regime, experts said here on Saturday."This country is practicing a fictitious democracy.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
JP/6/MAX
JP/6/MAXAge discrimination: Setback in Indonesian politicsAgainst "pemuda": Generational discrimination in contemporary politicsMax Lane Visiting Fellow Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies University of Wollongong New South Wales Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Report shows TNI, Police fit to vote
Report shows TNI, Police fit to voteBernie K. Moestafa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A joint report by four research institutes says the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police personnel should vote in the 2004 general elections despite the skepticism among the TNI's top officials.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Visa Mandiri terrorizes
Visa Mandiri terrorizesFrom KompasThis past month, we have been greatly disturbed by telephone calls from Visa Mandiri debt collectors although we have explained to them time and again that the person they are looking for no longer stays with us.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Xanana to receive full military honors on arrival
Xanana to receive full military honors on arrivalI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja The Jakarta Post DenpasarXanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
House moves more bills for deliberation
House moves more bills for deliberationKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Despite its failure to meet its legislative targets in past sessions, the House of Representatives (DPR) submitted on Monday eight more bills for deliberation with government officials.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
1. Duit (1 x 30)
1. Duit (1 x 30) Asian monies down, dollar stable2. Consume (2 x 16) Consumer confidence flat in May: BI3. Shoe (1 x 36) About 100 shoemakers stop operations 4. Gold (2 x 20) Gold down in Europe after cenbank moves
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmers
Goverment urged to boost productivity of corn farmersThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta The Indonesian Feed Miller Association welcomed the government's plan to raise import tariffs on corn products saying such a move would help encourage local farmers to plant more corn.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillion
LTO to chase 30 tax arrears worth Rp 8.4 trillionRendi A. Witular, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta The new Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) will make the pursuit of 30 corporate tax evaders its top priority, a senior tax official said.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Two discovered after boat sinks
Two discovered after boat sinks MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara: At least two of the five declared missing after their boat capsized last week have been found dead by fishermen in the Kojadoi Island waters, about 13 miles north of Maumere.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attack
Sutiyoso claims peacefully deal on July 27 attackAhmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso claimed on Monday that the Indonesia Military (TNI) had settled its dispute with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle over a bloody attack on the party's headquarters on July 27, 1996.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jams
New Plaza Semanggi mall project feared to worsen traffic jamsBambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Councillors have slammed the Plaza Semanggi development near the Semanggi cloverleaf in Central Jakarta, claiming it would only worsen traffic congestion.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Consumer confidence flat in May: BI
Consumer confidence flat in May: BIThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Consumers continued to be pessimistic about the country's economic prospects despite the improving macroeconomic conditions and the stronger rupiah, a survey revealed.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute
Malaysia and Singapore grapple with water dispute Barani Krishnan Reuters Kuala LumpurMalaysia and Singapore began talks on Monday to try to seal a tricky deal on water supply for Singapore, the thorniest bilateral issue between the two neighbors.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Gusmao slated to receive full military welcome
Gusmao slated to receive full military welcomeI Wayan Juniartha and Fabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar Xanana Gusmao, once a political prisoner of the Indonesian government, is slated to receive a full military welcome as East Timor President in Jakarta today.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
No change without youth
No change without youthMax Lane, Visiting Fellow, Center for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia First president Sukarno was 27 when he became chairperson of the Indonesian National Party (PNI) in the 1930s.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Exxon boat crew members go missing
Exxon boat crew members go missingThe Jakarta Post, Jakarta Armed men suspected of belonging to the rebel Free Aceh Movement (GAM) kidnapped nine of 11 crew from a boat chartered by PT ExxonMobil Indonesia to deliver supplies to workers at an offshore oil exploration site in waters off North Aceh...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Expert charges for signature
Expert charges for signature JAKARTA: Forensic expert Mun'im Idris charged up to Rp 10 million to mark his signature on his ownown expert testimony on the killing of four Trisakti University students in 1998, forcing an inquiry team to scrap it from its report.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
About 100 shoemakers stop operations
About 100 shoemakers stop operations Adianto P. Simamora The Jakarta Post Jakarta About 100 local footwear producers are believed to have stopped operation or been in limbo over the past several years due to various reasons, including labor disputes and rising production costs, an association said.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Corruptors bribe lawyers
Corruptors bribe lawyersFrom Rakyat Merdeka Inconsistent and weak law enforcement has only triggered more corruption as legal practitioners and corruptors collude to ensure that the latter will be acquitted from corruption charges.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions
Abu Sayyaf deny involvement in Indonesian abductions Agencies Zamboanga, PhilippinesAbu Sayyaf gunmen fleeing a major Philippine military offensive have sent word that they had nothing to do with the abduction of three Indonesian seamen, an official of another Muslim rebel group said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Police question FPI members
Police question FPI members JAKARTA: The police questioned several members of the Muslim Defenders Front (FPI) on Monday over their violent actions along Jl. Jaksa following a demonstration last Wednesday against Governor Sutiyoso.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clash
Four photographers, dozens of students injured in clashKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Four photographers and dozens of student activists were injured in a clash between protesting students and police officers during a demonstration at the front gate of the House of Representatives (DPR)...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished image
Megawati tells police to brush up tarnished imageFabiola Desy Unidjaja, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta President Megawati Soekarnoputri demanded the National Police carry out their mandated responsibility to maintain law and order in the country properly in a bid to improve their tarnished image.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
TNI chief orders major reshuffle
TNI chief orders major reshuffleTiarma Siboro, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto has overseen the first major reshuffle of the armed forces since taking over last month.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
WFP to feed 2.1 million Indonesians
WFP to feed 2.1 million IndonesiansAgence France-Presse, Jakarta The United Nations food agency on Monday launched a program to feed 2.1 million of the poorest Indonesians, including hundreds of thousands of people displaced by sectarian and separatist violence.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Government to impose new sugar tariffs this week
Government to impose new sugar tariffs this weekDow Jones, Jakarta The government will likely impose new import tariffs on sugar this week, in a bid to help local sugar cane farmers, Minister of Finance Boediono told Dow Jones Newswires Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
New forest areas for profiteers?
New forest areas for profiteers?From Koran TempoSeveral days ago, the government issued two important decrees for the integrated forestry sector (SKT), which covers activities from legal logging under forest concessions (HPH) to wood processing.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares
SCTV To Sell 375m IPO shares JAKARTA: Private television company PT Surya Citra Media said Monday that it plans to sell 375 million shares, or 19.8%, of its total shares, in an initial public offer between July 3 and July 5.The IPO will be priced at Rp 1,100 rupiah a share.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
Justice vs politics
Justice vs politics Disillusion is perhaps too mild a word to describe the news that came out of the House of Representatives building on Monday. With hundreds of student protesters jostling and shoving against the House's front gate to push their demand for the formation of a special commission to...
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'
'Regional autonomy is half-hearted'Ahmad Junaidi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta In the current era of regional autonomy, the President could still intervene in the gubernatorial election process as has happened in the past, councillors and observers said on Monday.
Tue, 02 Jul 2002
PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into Akbar
PDI Perjuangan-Golkar tie-up foils House inquiry into AkbarKurniawan Hari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta A suspected deal between the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) and the Golkar Party shot down on Monday the public's hopes of a thorough inquiry into a high profile scandal...