Oct. 23, 2001:

Oct. 23, 2001:
50 legislators sign a petition demanding the establishment of a
special committee (Pansus) to investigate the Bulog scandal

Oct. 24, 2001:
Taufik Kiemas, the husband of PDI Perjuangan chairwoman Megawati
Soekarnoputri, meets suspect Akbar Tandjung who is seeking the
party's support not to bring the scam before a House special
committee

Nov. 22, 2001:
House of Representatives' steering committee (Bamus) fails to
decide when the legislators will call for a plenary session to
form a committee

Nov. 28, 2001:
Steering committee again fails to set a date for plenary session

Dec. 10, 2001:
Steering committee decides to convene plenary meeting to decide
special committee question on Jan. 21

Jan. 21, 2002:
House plenary session agrees to delay decision to let the legal
process proceed. PDI Perjuangan says it prefers the legal process
to a House probe.

March 7, 2002:
Plenary session fails to take any decision and agrees to
reconvene on March 18

March 18, 2002:
Plenary session postpones decision to the next sitting.

March 25:
Akbar's trial starts

July 1:
Plenary session to decide whether special committee will be
established