The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has urged for a quick legal settlement of the Bank Century bailout case as it has politically held a number of public officials hostage.
PDI-P Secretary General Tjahjo Kumolo warned law enforcers on Friday that they could prolong the political ordeal if they continued to drag their feet in dealing with the case.
“Therefore, the legal process must be accelerated,” Tjahjo, who is also the PDI-P chairman at the House of Representatives, told Antara.
He was responding to the House’s monitoring committee on Bank Century case which refused to continue its hearings with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police recently on the ground that the two law enforcement institutions did not use the House’s recommendation as reference.
The House declared the bailout a flaw and recommended a legal process against those responsible for the policy, including Vice President Boediono, the Bank Indonesia governor when the bailout was approved in 2008, and former finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
Tjahjo said the PDI-P did not take seriously the failure of the police and KPK to launch investigations based on the House’s findings and recommendation.
“The House’s recommendation is a political decision and we do not want to meddle with the legal process. The police and KPK may not refer to the House’s findings and recommendation,” Tjahjo said.
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