Ministry clarification

In reference to the news report published in The Jakarta Post on April 10, 1996, entitled Court to hear Grogol overpass collapse case soon, the Ministry of Public Works would like to make the following correction:

In compliance with the explanations given by the minister of public works at a one-day seminar on April 9, 1996, concerning the cooperation between Indonesia and Great Britain in the construction field, the minister never said, as reported in the Post, that: "The supervisors, he said, are also guilty of lax control. The difficulty with a consortium, said Radinal, is that each party may think the other has handled a problem. The degree of guilt of both parties is yet to be determined, Radinal said."

What the minister said on the occasion was that the contractor was to blame for not following the procedures, and the consultant/supervisors should also be held responsible for the collapse of the Grogol overpass.

BAMBANG UTOYO

Head of Public Relations

Planning Bureau

Secretariat-General

Ministry of Public Works

Jakarta