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