The Bank Bali scandal

The Bank Bali scandal

Amid the current prevailing judicial confusion, we are confronted by a new scandal that has managed to bring about the fall of a business empire known as Bank Bali. Hidden hands have forced this bank, which has so far been able to withstand the economic crisis, to be taken over (by the government). ...

This shameful scandal must not be allowed to meet the same fate as so many others which have simply disappeared or been made to disappear. The public's sense of justice cannot forever be manipulated to protect certain individuals with a digressing interest.

We call on President Habibie to use his authority to break the scandal wide open and expose its roots. Your credibility is at stake -- not just because you are the one who carries the nation's mandate to eradicate corruption, collusion and nepotism, but because your name is also involved.

-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta