MOU on civil, administrative disputes settlement signed
MOU on civil, administrative disputes settlement signed
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with nine city-owned companies
(BUMD) on Wednesday aimed at easing the settlement of civil and
state administrative disputes.
The agreement, which was signed by the Head of the Jakarta
Prosecutor's Office Fachry Nasution and nine president directors
of the companies, facilitates an out-of-court dispute resolution
for such cases.
Fachry said the MOU would therefore help reduce the financial
losses of the city.
"With this agreement, not all civil and state administrative
disputes will have to go to court.
"And the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will have the authority
to propose negotiation between the disputed parties to cut the
financial losses of the city," he said.
He said that with the agreement, prosecutors of his office
would act as lawyers for the nine companies as stipulated in the
Law No. 5/1991 on the Prosecutor's Office.
"If one of the companies has to deal with consumers who refuse
to pay their debts, we will push for the return of the money.
"And if it does not work out, we will bring the matter to
court," Fachry cited an example.
He stressed that the point was to get back as much money as
possible to the city, while at the same time upholding the law.
The nine companies are PT. Dharma Jaya, PD. Pasar Djaya, PT.
Bank DKI, PT. PAM Jaya, PT. Pulomas Jaya, PT. Pembangunan Pluit
Jaya, PT. Sarana Jaya, PT. Wisata Niaga and PT. Persero Jiep.
Similar agreements had earlier been established in South
Sulawesi and North Sumatra provinces, when Fachry was assigned as
head of the prosecutor's office in both provinces.
When asked whether the agreement would eventually influence
the settlement of around 20 corruption cases in the companies,
Fachry vowed that all of the corruption cases would be prosecuted
accordingly to proper procedure.
"This will not affect our office's impartiality in handling
these corruption cases as they will be handled by different
prosecutors from the ones assigned as the firms' lawyers," he
said.
"I promise that none of the 23 reported cases will be
forgotten as the city council will also monitor the prosecution
of these cases," Fachry added.
Meanwhile, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs Fauzie Alvi
Yasin said that with the agreement, many of the city-owned
companies will have more legal certainty in business deals with
their partners.
"Usually, we lack confidence if we have to face legal action
or take legal action against our partners.
"But with this agreement, we can prevent further losses,"
Fauzie said after the signing ceremony.
He also stressed that the agreement would not help exonerate
officers from the city-owned companies implicated in corruption
cases. (dja)