M. Yamin Panca Setia

Yusril, Hamid and Tommy's Account in (BNP) Paribas

Need political Urging from President

SEVERAL circles expected, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives political urging for the Great Attorney General and the Eradication Commission of Corruption (KPK) to check Minister of State secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra and Minister of Justice and

Human Rights Hamid Awalludin, whose related to appearance liquefaction recommendation for Tommy's money through Department of Justice account.

Used of government account for individual interests considered as abuse of power. That also could become bad precedent for eradication efforts of corruption in this country.

The chairman Foundation of Indonesian Legal Aid Service (YLBHI) Patra M. Zein said, President should respond this case by giving permission or ordering to the Great Attorney General and KPK to investigate his servant who was expected abuse of power.

According to him, the Great Attorney General and KPK not only focus in rescue money Tommy’s efforts, that predicited from corrouptions as big as 10 million US dollar and 36 million euro kept in Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP) Paribas London in 2004.

However, that institutions also must investigate abuse of power was carried out by two ministers.

Beforehand, Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said, based on note and report that were gotten Tommy's money save in PNB Paribas not involved anything case. But, Patra considered, Vice President carried out error. According to him, Vice President as part executive, not yudikatif so can’t decide of the law.

”Check previously by the Attorney General and KPK in order to proves Vice President's statement. Without response from President and Vice President, this case apparently difficult handled by KPK.

Hamid was involved in corrouptions KPU case unclear handling until now. President and the Vice President must show to community that everyone same in front of the law. If being SP3, that was other the matter. The person who was checked that not necessarily wrong,” he said.

Patra added, the President deactivated the two ministers beforehand. And will be more respected if Yusril and Hamid withdrew although just corruption indicate like overseas.

Although being not yet gotten by legal proof that concluded the cabinet's member carried out corruption, was gotten by enough indications of the violation of the collision interests.

Minister Yusril also tried to intervence independence investigator's KPK in carrying out his task production of the examination machine of the finger for the General Election case.

Indonesia at least learned from Banglades in combatting corruption. Under temporary government leadership, Banglades Government controlled by Fakhruddin Ahmed, the predicated country most corrupt in the world according to Transparency International (TI) made a blow.

Since the country was stated in the state of emergency on January 11 2007, several former the official whose indicated incessant corruption was carried out.

Former Communications Minister Nazmul Huda, former Home Minister Mohammed Nasim, former the Zia Salahuddin Quader Chowdury adviser of the government's parliament, an amount former the regional head of government, and former the son of the cabinet's Zia minister for finance, Naser Merciful, was arrested by military forces.

The capture was the point of departure for corruption eradication towards the general election must free from corruption in Banglades. Almost every day, formers official or foremost leading figure who was arrested on charges of corruption.

The general election regulation also forbade whoever was proven against the law to join the general election, to forbid corrupt politicians be nominate themselves, and to seize their wealth if being proven to be guilty.

The temporary Banglades government then ratified the UN Convention about the Eradication of Corruption and asked for the Chairman of the no corruption Commission and the official other retreated because of failing to combat corruption.

According to him, there were three elements must be investigated in this case. Must began with use account of the department to be in charge for the individual, investigation must be carried out in order to proves to enter corruption or the money washing.

Afterwards, carried out the data inspection from PPATK break wrong or not for them who was suspected. ”So, President must give political urging to the upholder's apparatus of the law to investigate this case. If strong indication indeed, Yusril and Hamid must be no active,” he stressed.

Adnan Topan Husodo, Coordinator of the Department Public's Information Indonesian

Corruption Watch (ICW) warned, the Great Attorney General and KPK might not underestimate matter of liquefaction recommendation of Tommy's fund that used account of the Department of Justice.

In this case, said Adnan, knew if part in internal the government that secretly helped liquefaction of money for Tommy's personal interests through account of department.

”That (the liquefaction through the account of the department, red) is rule violated.

But, investigation of Yusril-Hamid, did not become big rumours. Ought to become big rumours because, tedency authority corruption existence and big in this case.

So, not only in law process must be pushed, but President must give political sanctions to Yusril and Hamid,” he stressed yesterday (26/3).

Adnan considered, account government used for personal interests is irony for government. Moreover, government was tried to return public funds. That it was suspected came from widespread corruption overseas. ”Because that, sides that abused his authority no longer need to be given by the opportunity to manage this country.”

Adnan supported the intervention lawsuit in the Guernsey Court as the form recovery money for the country.

The Great Attorney General intervention carried out in lawsuit between PBN Paribas and Tommy, takes place must be appreciated. Because government consern and saw had gap so this fund does not fall to Tommy's hands. However, Adnan considered, used of account government for personal interests is mistake.

He also proposed that KPK should be more initiative to check so can know corruption practice were carried out by Yusril and Hamid that helped diluted Tommy's fund.

Adnan considered, authority owned by the Department of Law and human rights not to explanation of the status law. This authority could be only dismissed by the Attorney General's Office, police and KPK.

Yusril beforehand acknowledged if himself learned the Department was led by him at that time gave help for Tommy Soeharto in diluting his fund in BNP Paribas London as big as 10 million US dollar.

However, he said, at that time, Paribas asked whether money was criminal or not.

His side also has checked to PPATK looking for knew whether fund indeed one investigation of corruption in Kejakgung or not.

According to Yusril, at that time, Tommy was indeed litigating but he assumption as murder, not corruption case.

Hamid said, account of the Department of Law and human rights used

to transfer money for Tommy Soeharto from BNP Paribas London, wasn’t problem and in accordance with procedure because was lawful money.

Used account Department were carried out because according the law that was valid in England the return of money like that must through Minister's account the Law.

However, the Main Auditor BPK Soekoyo said, used of government account in Tommy case is wrong because disrupting of the management country's finance. According to him, Tommy's money did not yet become country’s money.

”If entered the account of the government, must be appointed first as money for the country, said Soekoyo. He added, account of government made special to accommodate money for country.

When Tommy's money was bundled into account of government or official, that kept money for country will cause disorder.

The Chief of Attorney General, Abdul Rahman Saleh claimed, his side did not yet carry out investigation of chronology liquefaction fund 10 million US dollar from Paribas London.

The attorney general still concentrating to rescue country's finance through intervention lawsuit in the Guernsey Court. That institution also still waiting for results of report from Centre and Analysis financial Transaction (PPATK). "If indeed had report certainly will be studied by us," said he last week.

From PPATK report, he continued, the Attorney General will be known by Tommy's data of the current of the money fund so as in a manner this case logic could going.

He added, this case could more expressed, in continuation of meeting by intervention lawsuit in Guernsey that was scheduled to be spread out on March 30, on April 27 and coming on May 14, because accused and plaintiffs received opportunity to express their respective proposition and carry out cross-checked against witness and proof.

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Gain Investment by one stop service

THE Government and the People's Representative Council (DPR) agreed to widen authority Body of the Investment Coordination (BKPM) as agency to responsible for investment achievement.

Now, BKPM currently wasn’t under auspices of Department of the Trade. But direct under the President.

BKPM became as coordinator policy of investment, coordinator both between the agency of government, the government with the Bank Indonesia (BI), as well as the government with the regional government and intergovernmental area.

BKPM also responsible to advocate investors interest’s who get the problem resolution that was discussed by the investor's candidate, for example high cost economics.

Agreement to more expansion BKPM authority born from difficult and long debate in each meeting about draft Plan of Investment Constitution between DPR. The Draft of Investment Constitutions will be ratified by the DPR today (29/3).

The expansion of the BKPM authority as one of alternatives answered significance problem in investment. During this time, BKPM difficulty maximising get investment of achievement.

BKPM separation from Department of Trade also was the form of consistency in the implementation of one stop service for investors. Therefore, the procedure of bureaucracy permission will be faster. BKPM optimist could pursue investment target.

Deputy of Promotion Head BKPM, Darmawan Djajusman said, with ratification of Investment Constitution, BKPM optimist can get growth target investment on 2007 until more 15.2 percent compared to 2006.

According to him, foreign investment agreement direct during 2007, could reach US$17,9 billion. "With Constitution Investment, hopefully target be growth. Investment was hoped exceeded 15.2 percent compared to last year," said Darmawan in Jakarta last Tuesday.

For 2006, BKPM agreed to 1.710 foreign investment projects totally thought US$15,62 billion dollar AS. In meantime, requirement for investment in 2007 reached 94,79 billion US dollar. The head of BKPM Muhammad Lutfi also claimed optimist target

could be reach.

According to him, investment rose because government will give stimulasion towards supreme sectors. Lutfi sure, investment experienced the rise. The government also gave incentive and stimulasion towards supreme sectors.

The government also made a commitment to make no longer sold raw but make half-finished thing in the sector of primary commodity so get added value.

The member of VI Commission DPR, Hasto Kristiyanto said, the BKPM separation from Department of Trade was part bureaucracy reform that was investor hope.

”BKPM must be able to apply form of the under the same roof service, or most united service investment permission through one stop service. So, must breakthrough in order to give service for owners.

Hasto considered the government must answer issue government regulation immediately so can implementation of task BKPM. According to him, Constitutions of Investment indeed gave legal draf for make mor strengthening of the authority BKPM.

But, in the implementation stage as the surrender authority from agencies that were involved in permission with BKPM, still was becoming the problem personally for the climate of investment in Indonesia that also must be answered by the government.

Hasto added, in implementation procces, BKPMD authority can not disrupted to get investment achievement.

However, that must be paid attention BKPM in centre and BKPM regional area. That institutions must be functional connection.

Coordination very weak so must have rule that must be made by BKPM as part of the policy. Beforehand, the BKPM existence just for investment promotion as to be able to not be expected to be able to grasp maximal investment.

Vice Chairman Komisi VI People's Representative Council the Trade field and the Industry of Agus Hermanto, said, beforehand the investment achievement was more dominant carried out by the Department of Trade.

However, the reality proved if the Department of Trade gaining proven investment not more maximal.

Therefore, expansion BKPM authority as the person responsible for investment hoped could be more maximal in investment achievement target.

Based on data from BKPM, the realisation of investment value on last few years experienced is decline. In January-November 2006, realisation investment value

descended of 45.91 percent compared to 2005.

The realisation of foreign investment (PMA) till November 2006 with 801 projects only reached US$4,69 billion. Now, realisation of Domestic Investment (PMDN) in same period also descended of 37.14 percent or only with a value of Rp16,91 trillion with 145 projects.

While the number of PMA projects descended descended 3.61 percent, and PMDN descended 24.48 percent. Investment was grout during 2005. From January 1 to December 31 2005, realisation of good PMDN investment and PMA reached around Rp 115.3 trillion. Realisation of PMDN investment until Rp 30.66 trillion and PMA as big as US$ 8.91 billion.

From BKPM document, realisation of PMDN investment 2005 totalling 214 projects.

Decline investment value also happened from 2001-2004.

During 2001, the foreign investment agreement reached 1.334, but that was brought about by only 376 projects with the value US$2,79 billion.

In 2002, foreign investment agreement decreased to 1.151 projects, whereas the project that was realised rose to 425 projects with the value US$ 9.52 billion.

Foreign investment agreement on 2003 till September period only achieved 773 projects, whereas the realisation just achieved 338 projects with the value US$ 2.03 billion.

While investment agreement and domestic realisation continued to plummet. In 2001, investment realisation totalling 145 projects with value Rp7,54 trillion, whereas the project agreed by 264 projects.

Further 2002, agreement declined still became 188 projects and the realisation of only 105 projects with the value Rp11,04 trillion. Till September 2003, still achieved 76 projects with a value of Rp5,64 trillion from 143 projects that were agreed to.

The achievement of the realisation of PMDN investment could rise 100 percent during 2005 compared with 2004 namely 129 projects with the Rp value 15.2 trillion.

That time, the realisation of PMA investment totalling 909 projects with the value of investment of the realisation as big as US$ 8.914 billion.

During 2004, realisation of investment only 544 projects with investment value until US$ 4.601 billion. According to Lutfi, investment became fall because permission procedure in level of the bureaucracy is delay.

Charge of investment permission took up time 151 days until 180 days.

Now, BKPM aim at 10 days for the principle permit but in general not more than 4 days.

Weakness of interdepartmental coordination, and between the centre and area became main problem investment gained.

The problem was increasingly complicated when the implementation regional autonomy.

In outonomy aera, often founded overlap and pulled interesting between activity the Body of Coordination Investment in regional (BKPMD) province and BKPM as well as the regional agency that handled investment.

Several areas are those that bundled authority investment into industry service and trade, or economic part. There were also those who formed an investment service personally.

Many also the city still could not formulate the policy or the regulation personally so as still tied with the policy of the government centre.

Problems were businessman dealt by in doing investment in the area also in relation to problem of the bureaucracy, uncertainty of the investment cost that must be dismissed as well as change in regional government regulation.

Quite significant national hindrance was condition for security, social and politics in Indonesia. By being ratified Consitutiton Investment became UU, hoped for existence of assurance law for investors.

Luffi explained, there were four factors to get investment, that is assurance of the law, customs and excise service and tax, infrastructure and workers.

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Network of Humankind Trade exposed

ON last Wednesday (21/3), the Police of Taiwan succeeded cought two criminal networks who involved trafficking case. The big boss whose name Shen Chan Chih leader of networks and distributor human trade, reportedly operated specially in Indonesia.

She evidently also a Indonesian woman who received Taiwanese citizenship as well as 50 network members. Including the man who pretended as victims husband.

Operated by several Taipei Police dan secuarity from Immigration office on 14 locate also succeded caught another woman trader boss from Taiwan.

They are Huang Shou-chen (42) and Wang Chin-mei (38).

According police, networks arranged the Indonesian young woman go to Taiwan with manipulation merriaged modus. After the syndicate human trader brought them to Taiwan, they leaved and forced to become slave.

”They will seized woman passport and forced worked for factory until 18 hours for one day, and handed over some their pays to smugglers on basis of the replacement and money for compensation from cost brought them in to Taiwan,” said Lai Ching-tzung from Keelung Police Office.

The Taipei Police also explain, Huang made institute for Indonesian woman training, so they already work in Taiwan.

But, The Government of Taiwan have applied the new rule reduced foreign workers, and Huang began to undertake new tactics in order to able to put Indonesian women into Taiwan, using by married Taiwanese men.

National Agency Police (NPA) said, to make more easy, Huang told lies to these young women. He said, they would get merried with a Taiwanese man.

But, after arrived in Taiwan, they were even made the slave with very cheap price.

Whereas Wang was assigned to arrange fate of the women upon arrival they in Taiwan.

As sending them to small industries, or restaurants.

Police said, almost all of women weren’t lucky, most of they moved hand until more three times because of his employers did not like their procedure.

Taiwanese Police said, that women were paid with the price 150 thousand through to 200 thousand dollar Hong Kong or around more Rp 10 million.

However, the fact is just a few that were received by these women, the rest of them were taken by his intermediaries.

Luciana, one of the victims, said, he did not know that deception because he held the luxurious marriage with his husband, Taiwanese, in Indonesia.

“But, after he carried me to Taiwan, he disappeared, and criminal network forced me to work in middle Taiwan factory,” he said in television.

”During six months, three times replaced my employer.

One of factory owners fact intentionally carried out sexual insulting against me with his pretext must carry out the medical inspection of me,” he said.

Taiwanese police also found two women from Vietnam that also same experience.

But they were convinced the amount certainly far more bigger.

They planned immediately to return the 35 young women from Indonesia with the government co-operation of the two countries.

Because at this time the only one that was wanted by them was immediately to come home they were their respective.

The Government of Republic Indonesia must serious handled that case by more increase bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other country in order to makes instrument of the joint agreement regulation to anticipation sale of humankind (trafficking).

The government apparently not more incessant pushed other country for together waged war on the crime trafficking.

Executive Director Migran Care, Anis Hidayah said, this case not the first time.

The similar case was not yet solved by even more amount.

This crime difficult to press because Indonesia have not special regulation about trafficking with other countrys.

”This case was impact because Indonesia did not have regulation for regional level and bilateral to eradicated trafficking,” he said yesterday (25/3). Anis urged the government to more pushed the bilateral and multilateral cooperation by offering several drafts about regulation to war trafficking to other country.

”Immediately must be thought of, the government should not be late so as this case could be pressed.”

Anis also suggested that Indonesia increased the Interpol cooperation in ASEAN level and to develope communication with other country pursue the syndicate trafficking in relevant country.

He added, the government must also more intensive to socialisation of UU Trafficking was ratified by the People's Representative Council, especially to upholder of the law in the level of district area because most modus operandy this crime were found in the village, and casualties did not have information access.

According to him, the mode of the crime trafficking has been expressed in several forms.

In several mode countries trafficking differed.

In Taiwan, using mode by married order, Japan use mode of taking form of sending of the art envoy, and in Malaysia was the restaurant worker.

”but, majority of this case was not exposed.

Anis considered, indeed was difficult identified because needed tools.

”We just have UU Trafficking was ratified some time before, and still could not implementation immediately.

Ferry Adam Har, Director of the protection Indonesian citizen overseas, Foreign Affairs Department claimed if the Foreign Department did not yet report receive from Indonesian delegation in Taiwan about rescued by 35 young women from Indonesia that will employed as cheap labourer in Taiwan.

Ferry admitted do not yet knowing this case so as not yet follow-up to the Foreign Affairs Department.

”I did not know completely, and did not yet have information from delegation. It did not yet have the report to our,” he said yesterday.He precisely assessed this case that most knew was the Department of Manpower.

”For our citizen's affair and the company that held the trade office that is person Departement of trade, that also there had the person of immigration. If the manpower affair, all the affairs from A to Z, the Department of Manpower was task.

The Foreign Affairs Department did not have his task. So, you contacted the Department of Manpower. I am worry be wrong to command because have not data. The Department of Manpower knew the matter itu,” he said.

According to Ferry, this case not smuggling because of the Indonesian woman carried to Taiwan by interbred.

”Afterwards his function was other, that it’s problem. Very difficult to detect. Not anything, I am not dodg please, but we had not gone along inside.

I also did not know how to recruit and procces,” he added.

Anis considered, necessarily the Foreign Affairs Department preceptive on this case.

Handling trafficking not only placed by one department, but must interdepartmental.

M.Yamin Panca Setia

Jurnal Nasional/TaipeiTimes

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Could Them Enter the prison?

THE Great Attorney General apparently be more serious to fight corruptions. On Thuesday, the legal institution entered State Logistics Agency Chief, Widjanarko Puspoyo in to the Cipinang Prison. The Great Attorney General made him be proven as suspect in an Rp 11 billion (US$1.19 million) procurement case involving cattle imports in 2001.

On Wednesday, March 21, The Great Attorney General checked again former Minister of BUMN Laksama Sukardi. He came back to the Round Building to continue clarification process was related sale of the giant's two tankers (very large crude carrier/VLCC) as Pertamina Property.

Like Friday on March 16 ago, Laksamana who also former General Commisaris Pertamina went to institusi legal accompanied by his lawyer, Selestinus Gunman from the Team of Defence Counsel Indonesian Democracy (TPDI). He also accompanied by several personnel from the Red Line White (BMP).

Laksamana said, he came to the Great Attorney General because had related next clarification on Friday last week didn’t not yet and scheduled be continued on Wednesday.

On the first clarification, Laksamana checked for three hours by the Special Criminal investigating the Great Attorney General team.

Laksamana said, sale two tankers has on procedure is from the management's proposal commissioner until being in a meeting the public of shareholders (RUPS). He added, sale ship precisely give benefitted Pertamina as big as 53 million US dollar.

Sale of two tanker units by PT Pertamina initially case was investigated by the Eradication Commission of Corruption (KPK) and the III Commission Working Meeting with KPK last January 22 was reported.

But, the institution lead by Taufiequrrachman Ruki did not yet succeed proved existence of country's loss. In this case, KPK assumption was corruption because of market price lack or standard that was natural from the VLCC tanker.

Biside that still could not prove the country's loss, and KPK still could not also prove existence of element enriched itself in sale of tanker case. Case of sale ship case was thought contained corruption had investigated by KPK since 2004. But, until now still been increased to investigation stage.

Later, the Commission of III People's Representative Council, urged the Great Attorney General Office to carry out the good legal action and criminal in connection with sale two units the giant's tanker by PT Pertamina case.

The III commission also asked the Great Attorney General's Office coordinated by the Eradication Commission of Corruption (KPK) to carry out investigation against former Commissioner Utama PT Pertamina. At the same time, former Meneg BUMN it was suspected was involved in the case of the VLCC Pertamina sale.

Laksamana predicted him case was politicisation in handling sale of the giant's tanker case. "I Think has politisication if involved DPR. DPR isn’t look true is the frist, buat competed strong, and most voice. Let to see, human rights case was not carried to the Plenary Meeting, this case (the case of VLCC-Red) was brought,” Laksamana answered reporters question concerning politicisation of the VLCC case.

The Great Attorney General also called Managing Director PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Eddie Widiono on Thursday for two hours. Investigation team checked administration document assumption corruption case PLTGU Borang, South Sumatra."For administration, it handed over by the police investigator to the Attorney General's Office," said Maqdir Ismail, the lawyer Eddie answered.

Maqdir said, the addition bundle was handed over studied by the Attorney General's Office side and determination of status of the complete bundle or P21 was the authority of the Attorney General's Office.

When journalist ask him, what is for two hours in the Round building, Eddie underwent inspection again, Maqdir answered, his client was not checked or questioned again by the Attorney General's Office.

"There was no question, more in the task of administration," he said.

Eddie that put on the shirt chocolate batik was wrapped the blue jacket dark that calm appearance was accompanied by his legal counsel. He claimed will return to office for work immediately after from the Great Attorney General's Office.

The managing director PLN left the Great Attorney General's Office with Innova deer the black colour with the number of B police 8239 TU.

Case of procurement corruption of turbine for PLTGU Borang, South Sumatra, around POUND 2004 in Palembang that was talked about caused a loss to the country As big as Rp122 billion that dragged the management as well as the PLN counterpart to the suspect.

The first bundle for three suspects that is Ali Herman Ibrahim (former Director Pembangkit and Primary Energy), Agus Darnadi (former the Deputy the Generator and Primary Energy) as well as private enterprise's side (the counterpart) that is Johanes Kennedy Aritonang (Director PT Guna Cipta Mandiri), whereas the second bundle on behalf of the Managing Director PLN Eddie Widiono.

Four of them could undergo the detention period, but three first suspects were postponed by detention when the bundle was taken over by the Attorney General's Office or the status P22, whereas Eddie that could undergo the detention while 120 days were from May 3 2006 released in order to the law because of the investigator police did not yet succeed in completing the dossier.

Dossier of PLTGU Borang corruption repeatedly returned from police to the Attorney General's Office because shortage completeness.

The attorney general's office gave the guidance that was needed to clarify this case that information from John David McDonald, the Australian citizen who knew about this project. McDonald is seller of turbine that was bought by PLN through Aritonang and Darmadi.

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Widjanarko be prisoner Cipinang Prison

Finally, State Logistics Agency Chief, Widjanarko Puspoyo entered in the Cipinang Prison by the Great Attorney General. Beforehand, he believed The Great Attorney General didn’t threw him to prison. Widjanarko was proven as suspect in an Rp 11 billion (US$1.19 million) procurement case involving cattle imports in 2001.

After checked around 11 hours, the investigator Great Attorney General's on Tuesday night was kept him to prison.

His face seen pale when he went outside from Attorney General inspection room at 20.05.

When he flanked towards resistance

car Toyota green colour deer Police number B 8282 ER, he guarded by Kejagung security. He also accompanied by investigator's public prosecutor towards the Cipinang Prison.

Journalists didn’t get statement after intercepted before him entered resistance car. Widjanarko did not give statement. He silent. But, his expression implied tension and pale.

The Attorney General investigator had several reasons so they were direct kept Widjanarko.

"It was most important, for isn’t cause discrimination against with other suspect," said Director Investigator Attorney General Mohamad Healthy.

The Attorney General Investigator also reasons if detention, for eliminated material evidence, affected other witness, and for inspection more focus.

Executive Task Deputy The Attorney General, Special Criminal Field, Hendarman Supandji sent similar information. He said, detention was carried out because investigator has seen several criminal acts that have been carried out by the suspect.

Hendarman concluded, detention based on subjective and objective reason. "Its objective because could have been kept. If subjective not escape, not eliminate material evidence, and not repeat an action,” he said.

Prison Cipinang chosed as detention place. Widjanarko live in LP Cipinang with five officials and former the official State Logistics Agency that beforehand was kept.

Hendarman said, from inspection during 11 hours, investigator put forward 32 questions and focus in procurement import cattle. Many questions did’t not answered by Widjanarko. But witnesses gave the answer.

In the meantime, Mustafa Abu Bakar appointed be Managing Director The State Logistics Agency. He replaced Widjanarko based KEP-22/MBU/2007 on March 21 2007—whose publish Minister of BUMN.

Widjanarko Puspoyo as Managing Director and Tito Pranolo as Director Marketing and Technological Information official was dismissed.

Dismissal also carried out against the Chairman of supervisory Council Bulog MP Simatupang and his three members, they are Rachmat Pambudy, Sudar SA and Anshari Ritonga.

The official Bulog that was stopped being the official who was appointed during 2003, when Bulog changed the status from LPND (the Agency of the Government of the Non- Department) became the Public Company.

Membership composition of Management Bulog Sounding Lead that just to as follows, Bambang Prasetyo as Character Director Operational, Saean Achmadi as Director Financial, and Agus Syaifullah as Director Human Recourse.

In meantime, position Director of Development and technological Information that beforehand were held by Tito Pranolo was not yet determined by his replacement.

In the meantime, the supervisory Council was just held by Sulatin Umar (also held the office of the Special Staff the Home Minister) as the Chairman, and three members who consisted Bayu Krisnamurthi (from The Ministry of Coordinator Economy), Ardiansyah Parman (the Department of Trade), Kaman Nainggolan (the Department of Agriculture) and the Guide Djajanto (the Ministry of BUMN Country).

The replacement of the supervisory Council and Management Bulog was said by State Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto.

Minister of Economic Coordinator Boediono hope Mustafa Abu Bakar and new top management another can make Bulog more productif. He wish new top management will not make mistake like former top management State Logistics Agency.

He also hope new top management can control rice prise be better, and be controller rice stock.

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Crucial Problems in Cost Recovery

COST recovery for oil and gas exploitation financed by country budget always increased from year to year. During 2006, cost recovery reached Rp68,27 trillion. Cost recovery on 2005 until Rp67,801 trillion, and in 2004 reached Rp63,27 trillion.

Although cost recovery increased, fact showed, wasn’t influential towards increase in production oil and gas, as a result, could not increased state revenue.

On 2006, sector oil and gas was given state revenue reached Rp207,69 trillion, 2005 income reached Rp153,33 trillion, and 2004 Rp107,76 trillion.

Kurtubi, observer oil and gas, mentioned, had several crucial problems in system cost recovery mining and energy in this country.

He questioned are problem of return (relinquishment) work territory or bloc, has been productive as being arranged in production sharing contract (PSC).

In PSC, contractor was given by right continue to control 20 percent work territory or bloc originally to the end of contract for 20 – 30 years.

As a result, territory that risk of loss resulting from drilling, and exploration be placed to budjet country. “Role of 20% in this PSC Indonesia were compatible with the principle of the PSC foundation, where the risk exploration should became the burden investor,” he said several last day.

Kurtubi compared by Malaysia PSC Model that only left limited area around production well that continue controlled when near finish KPS contract.

According to Kurtubi, country does not bear the risk exploration. Because of that, system cost recovery must revise.

“Exploratory drilling in the area territory of the production must really geologically justified.”

He urgent BP Oil And Gas (BP Migas) not easy signed agreement to exploration on work territory/the bloc area. Realisation drilling exploration on new territory almost without results although signing of the bloc continued to increase.

Kurtubi also considered, system cost recovery potential be mark up authorization for expenditure/AFE (the budget). Because that, needed objective transparency benchmark.

System cost recovery also dangerous intervention by expenditures irrelevant and unrelated technically with activity exploration and exploitation.

He also considered supervision system BP Oil And Gas is weak.

Chairman of The Commission VII People's Representative Council (DPR) Energy and Mineral Resources Field, Agusman Effendi said, DPR asked government to carry out audit cost recovery by BPK on all KPS.

DPR also asked BP Oil And Gas carried out supervision seriously and held monitoring periodically on occasion of lowered cost recovery as well as made the benchmark and the achievement cost unit operational to appoint Key Performance Indicator (KPI).

DPR also ask BP Oil And Gas, to order study comprehensively about system cost recovery to find standard natural value. BP Oil And Gas also asked to increase the transparency and acuntability in realisation cost recovery.

Agusman believed, needed the clarity about item that could enter cost recovery etc, like community development program, should not entered in cost recovery.

The regulation on the proportion of purchase, the local component must be also clarified and increased by each proceeding project.

Supervision or audit (pre and post the audit) must be increased and carried out consistently and transparently as well as supervision exploration cost was placed to the production cost. “That must be indeed done.”

Increase cost recovery evidently was not influential towards the increase for production and very incriminated the country budget.

Since 1999, decline around 1,5 million barrel each day. Decline that happened during 1999, could not be restrained by only a few. Constant manner continued to experience decline till 2006.

According to Kurtubi, biside fields have been old, also because discovery the new reserve that was very rare as resulting from decline in drilling activity exploration.

The Supervision Body of Finance and Development (BPKP) also revealed, from 44 KKKS or 29 percent total of KKKS that operated in Indonesia (125 KKKS), in 2002-2005 year reached more than Rp18 trilun. “Until December 2006, handled amount Rp8,7 trillion. Hopefully BP Oil And Gas, the Director General of Oil And Gas could continue to co-operate so that this money could improve and enter the treasury negara,” Didi Widayadi said.

According to him, the increase cost recovery because many regulations in cooperation with contractor unclear. There also KKS reluctance follow up results of BPKP audit, not all that control from authority oil and gas, and operator often changed. And then, documents linked with the audit difficult gotten.

”BPKP will continue to follow up these findings, so state revenue and KKS increased by waging war colluding and indifferent side till finally the loss country.”

For more efficient and income flow country and KKS increased, Didi considered, BP Oil and gas needed existence supervision strategy. According to him, the risky oil and gas business big, and it location very far, so make difficult. Because that, supervise needed existence audit system interim.

Minister Energi and Mineral Resources Purnomo Yusgiantoro, warned that each one of the country's losses not always corruption or criminal action. He acknowledged indeed in every year, the operating cost was bigger or exceeded the price of crude oil that was produced.

However, he said, cost was not kept or used in operation oil and gas, then cost will be returned following years.

According to Purnomo, BPKP carried out audit towards the oil and gas activity and petroleum and found existence increased cost that necessarily enter in cost recovery so as damaging country.

“But, if being paid close attention to, the existence of baldness always did not result criminal emergence. This was mispersepsi that happened in community. As if with the occurrence of the country's loss then happened corruption,” he said.

Purnomo said, corruption not enough only because element of the country's loss, but also must be accompanied by violation of law, and had other person or himself who got benefit.

Purnomo agreed if system cost recovery must be review in relation to findings produced by BPKP audit contractor Oil And Gas Cooperation.

“This findings was indication if cost recovery must arrange again, because developing dynamics were different last year happening.”

According to him, regulation must sit together and honored the contract.

ESDM department carried out follow-up efforts, is the improvement was carried out by Director General of Oil And Gas with sides that be involved in cost recovery.

“Role in contract must be seen, after that later we for, we socialitation to stakeholder concerning production trend. We will make sign, give to BP oil and gas to study.”

At this time, The ESDM Department with BP Oil And Gas, Director General of the Tax, the Director General of Financial and BPKP, was compilied the minister's regulation about guide and conduct of return operated cost recovery in implementation of the contract the cooperation the activity and the earth of efforts of the oil upstream, together.

The head BP Migas, Kardaya Warnika justified, cost recovery increased was natural, when being used to maintenance and optimalitation production, development of the field, search for new reserve, return of the year operating cost beforehand, inflation and supply and demand oil and gas for industry.

Managing Director of Energy cataracts, Supramu Santosa said, cost recovery continued to rise whereas the production continued to descend because situation oil fields has been old (mature). Production descended level 10 to 15 percent year to year.

To produce increasingly old field, needed increasingly high cost. For example, his pressure was increasingly low needed bigger pump, necessary gas well compressor, wells increasingly often produced water then was needed chemicals and facilities to separate water and workover oil and well services, necessary increasingly often was carried out.

Old for a long time was needed secondary recovery carried out injection of vapour, water or the chemical material.

Therefore the maintenance cost of old wells increasingly for a long time will be increasingly big.

Cost recovery also rose together with the rise prices of goods and services that were needed by industry oil and gas.

To press cost recovery, Supramu needed existence simplification of bureaucracy especially in the procurement of goods and services. As well as efforts answered the investment lag that could cause opportunity lost.

Cost recovery also will be pressed if enlarging the cake produced by oil and gas, and not only discuss decline efforts in cost.

According to him, to enlarge the significant cake increased oil and gas investment especially the activity exploration.

Without the success exploration, oil and gas cake would increasingly became smaller.

Considering the role produced very big oil and gas, both as the source of foreign exchange and the source energy, efforts to enlarge the oil and gas cake were one very strategic national effort and were one obligation.

“simplification of bureaucracy, increased assurance of the law, assurance of taxation and improved health of social climate and politics as well as security was several efforts that must be carried out by us.”

According to him, KKKS as investor became government partner to economics development. So, must be appreciated and always not suspected. KKKS and government had same aim for production increasing and depress cost recovery.

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Fight to Corruption!

CORRUPTION is one big problems in this country. Corruption made Indonesian to be poor. The Government Republic of Indonesia was try to fight corruption. But, didn’t not yet significant progress up to now.

Why? Apparatus efforts can’t get assets and dragging the hazy hoodlums in overseas is the fact. Several corruptors was escape in overseas still are enjoying until now. Moreover, they are free while spreading them business using money from corruption.

The President Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, made Coordination Team to fight corruption by Keputusan Presiden No.11/2005, on 2 May 2005. But, one of responsible team is dragging corruptors in overseas, did not yet success.

Hunter team was track twelve corruptors in Singapore , United State, Hongkong, Cina, and Australia. But, only identification total asset in overseas. They were predicted if total asset from corruption in overseas until Rp6-7 billion.

Of course, isn’t easy get success corroptors. Not only needed tactical skill looking for suspects. But, also must have smart in diplomacy.

One problem caught corruptors because several country such as Singapura–which one country transite fund area from corruptors, precisely protected corruptors.

Indonesia hopes Singapore can implementation the cooperation of the extradition agreement for handled transnational organized crime— especially fight to corrupt.

But, Singapore not agree to sign extradition agreement with Indonesia.

Indonesia and Singapore made plan to implementation extradition agreement since 30 years ago. That agreement is very important for Indonesia vecause can make more easier to caught corruptors in Singapore was save much money from corruption.

But,different for Singapura. The return of Indonesia corruptors assets saved in Singapore , can make negative effect for Singapore moneter stability.

A third of 50 thousand richest people in Singapore that had the wealth on 1 million US dollar from Indonesia . This value very significant for economics Singapore .

The government claim was carried out diplomacy efforts. Minister of Coordinating Politic, Law, and Security, Widodo AS said, an effort to return results of the crime of corruption to the homeland, the government will carry out several efforts.

That is ratifying ASEAN Regional Treaty ounce Mutual Assitance in Criminal Matters. Government also more intensive made relationship with several countries—which be place safe money from corruption, include country was famous as place for money laundering.

"Government need to appointed what is country must more priority immediately to compiled by the reciprocal legal agreement,” Widodo said.

If we talking using by quantity date, so much Indonesian money in kept in overseas bank. The international financial service company, Merrill Lynch and Capgemini at 2006 published survey if total asset 55.000 reachest in Singapore about US$260 billon Property of the Indonesian citizen. 18.000 Indonesian citizens who were domiciled at Singapore reached US$87 billion (around Rp800 trillion).

And then, so many Indonesian Citizen safe money’s in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Swiss, dan Caymand Island.

But, that Big fund flowed overseas came from corruption. For example, Bantuan Likuiditas Bank Indonesia (BLBI) case. About Rp138,4 triliun from total fund around Rp 144,5 triliun, and corruption BLBI fund was got 48 bank about Rp80,4 triliun, safe in Singapore .

The popular corroptors name like Samadikun, Sjamsul Nursalim, Agus Anwar and etc up to now still enjoying free life in Singpura. They are corruptors was stole Indonesian money. We also knew Maria Pauline Lumowa, suspect case of the BNI piercing around Rp1,2 triliun, did’t cough by apparaturs up to now.

Public also get new case if The Attorney General was froze Tommy Soeharto save money in Banque de Nationale Paris (BNP) and Paribas.

Do the government and the Attorney General handled all corrupt case? Or just hunting without results

I think, two strategy to cought corruptor in overseas. We can using by usually or extraordinary methode. The apparaturs can hunting using by assually, and the first must make extradition agreement with another country.

And also with help from Interpol country were be place corruptor hid.

However, this process will need a long time to achieve the agreement and often fail in implementation.

The team not only carried out diplomacy efforts or the bilateral co-operation.

But, certain condition could carry out intelligence efforts with took had or kidnapped and brought the perpetrators of corruption to Indonesia illegally.

The hunting was not only carried out against assets of the hoodlums but also must be carried out against sides that helped the hoodlum to escape.

At this time, the Attorney General's Office was investigating money on behalf of Tommy Soeharto that was hidden in Banque de Nationale Paris (BNP) and Paribas with a value of 36 million euro or around Rp421 billion. The Indonesian government filed the intervention lawsuit against the case because of suspecting Tommy's money of in BNP Paribas coming from the corruption activity.

The Chief Attorney General Republic of Indonesia, Abdul Rahman Saleh, said attorney currently prepares the additional proof. The Guernsey Court in the decision interrupted received the Indonesian government to become the intervention plaintiff in the case between BNP and Paribas and the Investment Garnet belonging to Tommy.

Millions of Indonesians waiting Attorney General to show concrete results of the eradication of corruption.

Apparatus could snare and seize assets of the hoodlums to be returned by the country's treasury for welfare of the people.

Disappear Before being snared

Legal apparaturs did not yet prove his strength in catching the large-scale class hoodlums.

The Great attorney general's office could just arrest the hoodlums who hid in the country. The hazy hoodlum overseas up to now unclear his handling.

Thabrani Ismail for example. The accused six prison years in the case of Export Oriented project corruption (Exor) I Balongan with a value of 189,58 million US dollar was arrested by the official of the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta last February 14.

The capture was carried out when Tabrani came home from his office in the Noble Kuningan Building that be at a distance around 150 metre from the Special Capital District of Jakarta Provincial Prosecutor's Office building.

Tabrani is former Director Exploration Pertamina.

In first level court was released by PN Jakarta the Centre because of considering to be unproven carried out corruption and damaged the country's finance as big as 189,58 million dollar AS. At that time, the public prosecutor demanded the verdict 12 prison years for Tabrani

The Attorney General also succeeded arresting Dharmono K Lawi, the People's Representative Council member who became suspect of corruption and the activity aid fund of the housing fund DPRD the Banten Province .

Dharmono arrested in his house in Bandung from the report on the community.

How abut the another hoodlum?

When the Attorney General's Office as well as Republic of Indonesia State Police could drag Sudjiono Timan, the Echo of Edi Putranto, Lesmana Basuki, S Hartono, Sherny Kojongian, Hendro Bambang Sumantri, Eddy Djunaedi, Ede Utoyo, Tony Suherman, Bambang Sutrisno, Andrian Kiki Ariawan, Harry Matalata alias Hariram Rachmand Melwani, Nader Taher? So much money from Indonesia country was seized by them.

Sudjiono Timan, the Managing Director PT Bahana the Management of Indonesian on 1995-1997 was proven abused the authority through giving of the loan to the Festival of Company Inc US$ 67 million, Penta Invesmen Ltd US$ 19 million, KAFL US$ 34 million, and the loan fund of the Government (RDI) Rp98 billion.

As a result, the loss country around Rp 1.29 trillion. Sudjiono unclear where his existence.

Eko Edi Putranto, the perpetrators of the Bank's BHS corruption are expected up to now still in Australia .

The child Hendra Rahardja was punished 20 years. He obligatory paid the fine as big as Rp30 million, as well as paid money change on his corruption as big as Rp1,9 trillion.

Eko with Director Credit Sherny Konjongian proven by corruption by means of giving the agreement to give credit to six company group and 28 fund agencies that only engineering, and not through the administrative procedure of credit in the year between 1992-1996.The reason for the fugitive,

Both of them were brought to court in absentia (without the presence of the defendant). On March 22, 2001, afterwards on November 8, 2002 when would execution, them existence not known. They went to Australia .

Hendra was punished the lifelong prison until dying in Australia still not could execution. Tony Suherman, Director Opersional PT SBU in between May 1994 and February 1998, sold valuable letters took the form of Commercial Paper (CP) and or the Note Term Medium (MTN), on the security of PT Hutama the Work.

However, sales revenue evidently was misused by putting him into the account of the Hutama Yala consortium into SBU Hayam Wuruk, that ought to be put into the account of PT Hutama the Work.

As a result, the country incurred a loss through to Rp209,3 billion and 105 million dollar AS. When would execution

on July 25, 2000 in accordance with the decision of PT Special Capital District, excistance him is not known up to now. Samadikun Hartono was decision of the Supreme Court's (Mahkamah Agung) was sentenced the punishment 4 prison years. However, failed execution because disappear before being snared.

He hid overseas because beforehand had put forward visas and medicating permission to Japan.

David Nusa Wijaya it was suspected bolted overseas after learning himself was punished was guilty with the punishment 8 prison years by MA. himself hit money for the country as big as Rp1,29 trillion.

David it was suspected bolted to Singapore .

Bambang Sutrisno, former Utama PT Bank Surya Assistant Commissioner, and Adrian Kiki Ariawan, former the managing director of the Surya Bank was sentenced lifelong imprisonment by the Council Justice PN Central Jakarta

Up to now not yet clear was known by his existence. Both of them it was suspected bolted to Singapore when his case was investigated by Kejagung. Lesmana Basuki, the accused two prison years because of corruption in the sale of the valuable Commercial Paper letter belonging to PT Hutama the Work to 1994-1998. On July 2000, the supreme court sentenced itself two years and must pay compensation Rp15,3 billion. But, could no execution because he escaped.

Apart from them, apparatus must also arrest the large-scale hoodlum BLBI other like Sjamsul Nursalim, Skilled the Stock Exchange, Marimutu Sinivasan and Sukanto Tanoto, as well as the robber's hoodlum the BNI Bank, of Maria Pauline Maria Pauline Lumowa.

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