Beware of smart Tommy

Beware of smart Tommy

From Rakyat Merdeka

The central executive board of the Indonesian Prosperous Labor Association (DPP SBSI) would like to call on President Abdurrahman Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is popularly called, not to extend clemency to people involved in graft, such as Tommy Soeharto and Ricardo Galael.

It is not praiseworthy to extend clemency to such people because they have siphoned off the state's assets. To SBSI, corruption committed against the state's assets is tantamount to betrayal of the state.

If Gus Dur extends clemency to such people, this will only encourage other people to engage themselves in corruption.

President Gus Dur must take strong measures against corruptors, particularly the underlings of the New Order because for 32 years they have looted the assets of the Indonesian people. SBSI maintains that these people can swiftly cause evidence of their corruption to disappear.

DPP SBSI supports President Gus Dur in his effort to eradicate corruption and conduct house-cleaning in the prosecutor's offices, the courts of law and the police force to ensure that there will no longer be any bribery in the settlement of corruption cases. DPP SBSI also appeals to House members to listen to their conscience when performing their duties and supports the government in its effort to eradicate corruption and take action against the perpetrators.

ANY WILLIAM SINAGA

Secretary of Public Relations Department

DPP SBSI