DPR and holiday bonuses

DPR and holiday bonuses

I was both surprised and concerned by a report in Republika on
Jan. 9, 2001, that a group of legislators from the House of
Representatives Commission IV had asked state limited liability
enterprise PT Angkasa Pura II for some money as a holiday gift
when they paid a visit to this airport management company in
early December 2000 and on Dec. 21, 2000. These legislators went
to Angkasa Pura twice under the pretext of making a working
visit, but actually they were after a "holiday bonus".

If what Mr. Joni Sutjahjono said about this incident is
correct, these legislators have committed a shameful act which
will only tarnish the reputation of the House. Actually, the
House has been striving to remove the negative image of this
institution for dozens of years.

To ensure that the House remains on the right track,
especially in seeking the truth in such major cases as Bulog-
gate, Brunei-gate and the appointment of Supreme Court chief
justice, and in connection with the request for a "holiday
bonus", allow me to recommend the following:

(1) The leadership of the House must investigate this matter
thoroughly.

(2) The leadership of the House must instruct that the "holiday
bonus" received by the legislators concerned be returned to PT
Angkasa Pura II.

(3) The legislators receiving the holiday bonus must be severely
rebuked and reassigned.

(4) The leadership of the House must offer a written apology to
PT Angkasa Pura II.

MUHD. RAMZY HASIBUAN

Observer of Economic and Legal Affairs

Jakarta