The Bank Bali audit report

The Bank Bali audit report

The Indonesian people have a vital interest in the recovery of
the economy. If one major precondition for this is a resumption
of the disbursement of funds by international financial
institutions, then that demand must be met. The
PricewaterhouseCoopers audit report (on the Bank Bali scandal) in
its unabridged form is already in the hands of the House of
Representatives. Releasing the data to the public should not be
difficult to do.

However, some of our legislators, for whatever reasons, are
still behaving like remnants of the old regime. Some of them are
even suspected of involvement in the scandal. But if the House of
Representatives remains reluctant to publish the full audit
report, the government should take over and release it to the
public forthwith. There is no need to cover up the disgrace
brought on us by criminals -- irrespective of whether they are
government officials, politicians or businesspeople.

The realization of the commitment of the Abdurrahman Wahid-
Megawati Soekarnoputri Cabinet to establish a clean government
must start here, with proof that it has the courage to settle the
Bank Bali case once and for all. Attorney General Marzuki
Darusman has a crucial role to play in this matter. It would be
pathetic if the President's trust in him is wasted. As for those
people in the House of Representatives, just leave them alone in
their wavering.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta