From Koran Tempo

From Koran Tempo

It's really interesting to read Tempo weekly's Nov. 19 and
Nov. 25 editions, which deal exhaustively with the "moral
integrity" of Akbar Tandjung, chairman of the Golkar Party and
House Speaker, now implicated in the Bulog scam, involving Rp 40
billion.

Part of a string of evidence, a receipt published in Tempo is
proof that Akbar and his party have been playing tricks.

Unfortunately, what has been disclosed by various mass media,
including Tempo, has yet to spur the Attorney General's Office
into action. On the contrary, it seems to have been "emasculated"
and is legally powerless against the big-wig "cowboys".

No criminal offenses, for example manipulation, carried out by
big-wig perpetrators, have been prosecuted under the prevailing
law. But the Attorney General's Office, with its rhetoric and
empty promises, has only fooled itself. This is a phenomenon that
is really a cause for concern.

There is nothing more we can expect from our judiciary for as
long as it continues to cause concern. Perhaps, a people's
tribunal is the only way to punish and try criminals who have
become "viruses" for decades in this republic. Vox populi vox Dei
(the voice of the people is the voice of God).

MARLUI

Pontianak, West Kalimantan