Next ICW should probe Baramuli

Next ICW should probe Baramuli

From Gamma

The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) birthday present to Andi Ghalib resulted in the dethroning of the latter from his post as attorney general. It is an interesting matter, especially in relation to President B.J. Habibie's endeavor to gain the presidency again, which is indirectly supported by a group of Islamic parties wanting to obstruct Megawati Soekarnoputri.

I think ICW should continue its inquiry into A.A. Baramuli, who is currently chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council. Baramuli will do everything in his power to support B.J. Habibie in order to keep his current position.

ICW should undertake an in depth investigation into Baramuli's "contribution to the construction of mosques and churches" in Sulawesi. He said it was derived from "profit from his group of companies" with Rp 10 billion in revenues per month. Is that true?

One should read the list of companies who postpone repayment of their debts. Number 1073 is PT Polelo Trading Co: Rp 14.8 billion and number 1648 is PT Poleko Yubarsan Trading Co: Rp 5.2 billion. If this data is correct, Baramuli does not deserve to call himself a reformist, because he still carries the New Order mentality by delaying debt payments. The facts bear out that he is not "a good leader".

If ICW succeeds in this case, it will follow up with other cases. For example solving the Soeharto mystery with the assistance of former Bank Indonesia director Paul Sutopo. I am convinced that the Indonesian people will then have more courage to assist in uncovering cases of corruption, collusion and nepotism (locally known as KKN) in the whole country. I think that the yield will be sufficient to cover all of Indonesia's debts. We do not need to pass the burden of our debts to the next generation.

Teten Masduki, Bambang Widjoyanto, Wardah Hafidz, Mulya Lubis, Danuri and others should close ranks, strengthen their solidarity and have faith that their endeavors will allow the 2000 generation to enjoy the beauty of a debt-free Indonesia.

JOEWONO SWANDOJO

Depok. West Java