House delays hearing with police chief
Hans David Tampubolon, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 05/19/2010 1:30 PM
Bambang Hendarso Danuri
The House of Representatives’ Bank Century case monitoring committee decided to postpone its hearing with National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri after finding him using a wrong reference.
When explaining the House’s recommendation concerning the Bank Century bailout, Bambang was referring to the option that was voted out during a plenary House meeting to respond to an inquiry into the controversial decision to salvage the bank.
The House declared the bailout and acquisition process which led to formation of Bank Century flawed. But in Bambang’s introductory statement, he said the process was in line with the law.
It turned out later during the hearing that the police chief had not received the documents on the House’s recommendation.
After a lengthy debate among the House politicians, committee chairman Priyo Budi Santoso decided to delay the hearing until the police chief obtained the right documentation.
Bambang said he would only be available after May 28, when he arrived home from an overseas trip to Cambodia.
The committee postponed a hearing with the Corruption Eradication Commission last week as the antigraft commissioners had not received any documentation related to the House’s inquiry into the bailout.
