Nirwan told to meet summons

Nirwan told to meet summons

JAKARTA: East Jakarta Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Sjafruddin
warned Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie, the commissioner of Bakrie Capital
Indonesia (BCI), not to ignore a summons to appear as a witness
in a case involving BCI subsidiary Berita Buana daily.

The case centers around the alleged misuse of eight months of
pay meant for the daily's employees.

"No more excuses. He has to appear at the police station for
questioning," Sjafruddin was quoted as saying by Antara on
Tuesday.

Nirwan failed to answer the first summons because he was
undergoing an appendectomy in Singapore. The police sent a second
summons when they were informed that Nirwan had returned to
Indonesia on June 8. However, they were later told that Nirwan
had already left for the United States.

In addition to filing a police report about the alleged misuse
of the money, the paper's workers are also suing PT Berita Media
Buana Pers director Rahim Soekasah and Bakrie for not paying them
their salaries since October 2003. A hearing of the suits is
expected to begin on June 30. -- Antara