Ministers face quiz over Indosat

Sat, 25 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled on
Monday to hear explanations from the government over the sale the
state's 41.9 percent stake in telecommunications firm PT Indosat
to Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd. (STT).

Among the government officials scheduled to attend the hearing
are Coordinating Minister for the Economy Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-
Jakti, State Minister for State Enterprises Laksamana Sukardi,
Indonesian Military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, and National
Intelligence Agency (BIN) director A.M. Hendropriyono.

House deputy speaker Tosari Widjaja said after a meeting on
Friday that the hearing would not halt another move by
legislators to seek explanations over the Indosat divestment.

A group of 117 legislators from various factions has proposed
the establishment of a special committee of inquiry into the
controversial sell-off. --JP

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