PDI-P declares Kwik's case closed

PDI-P declares Kwik's case closed

JAKARTA: Leaders of the Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) declared Kwik Kian Gie's case closed on
Tuesday after Kwik clarified his statement during the party's
weekly meeting.

PDI Perjuangan Secretary General Soetjipto said that Kwik, who
is also State Minister for National Development Planning/Bappenas
chairman, held no ill intentions against the party.

"This case is considered closed in the sense that the
(party's) central executive board members have already received a
clarification from Kwik," Soetjipto said.

Kwik said last week that PDI Perjuangan was the most corrupt
party in the country and was on the brink of collapse. The
statement did not only irk party leaders, but also undermined
President Megawati Soekarnoputri's campaign against corruption.

Soetjipto told Kwik not to disclose the party's affairs to the
public without a thorough internal investigation.

Meanwhile, Kwik said that he had made some adjustments to his
statement that PDI Perjuangan was the most corrupt political
party the country.

"I never apologized (for making the statement), but I have
made some corrections," he said, adding that he was not pressured
to do so. --JP