House urged to probe Telkom scam

House urged to probe Telkom scam

JAKARTA: The labor union of state telecommunication company PT
Telkom demanded on Wednesday that the House of Representatives
investigate an alleged graft case involving the Central Java
office of the firm.

The labor union said the case had inflicted Rp 2 trillion
(US$200 million) in losses to the state.

Syahrul Akhyar, chairman of the union, said he was also
curious about the sale of PT Telkom's partner PT Mitra Global
Telecommunication Indonesia (MGTI) to PT Alberta, which he said
had no track record in telecommunication operations.

He suspected the sale had the backing of a high-ranking state
official whom he refused to identify. -- JP