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KADIN WORRIED OVER POLICE-AGO-KPK FRICTION
Jakarta, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) expressed worry here on Thursday about the ongoing friction between the Police, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
The chamber feared if the friction continued, it would add to the impression of legal uncertainty in Indonesia and thus affect investment flows.
"The friction will disrupt law enforcement in Indonesia and cause legal uncertainty that will be a reason for concern among both domestic and foreign investors," Kadin's vice chairman for industry, research and technology, Rachmat Gobel, said.
He said he hoped the friction could be immediately settled to avoid negative impressions among foreign investors.
"We are now trying to build up the national economy and so do not let it add to the negative impression of legal certainty in Indonesia," he said.
Rachmat said the issues of legal certainty and law enforcement were discussed at the "national summit" at the end of October. At the meeting the government had shown great concern over the issues and therefore he hoped the government could immediately settle the problem.
"Do not let investors give even greater credence to the negative impression that in Indonesia 'something wrong can be considered right and something right considered wrong'," said Rachmat who is also chief commissioner of PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia.
Chairman of Kadin's permanent committee for domestic trade Bambang Soesatyo concurred, saying the friction could affect the national interest and therefore it had to be settled immediately.
"There must be an initiative from the national leadership to stop it and immediately create harmonious relationship among the three law enforcement agencies so that they can focus again on their respective tasks," he said.
Soesatyo, who is also a member of the House Commission III, said the national interest could be affected in that the friction was tending to reduce legal certainty in the country.
"The slow response from law enforcers in dealing with the case of the Bank Century bailout is another example of the loss of legal certainty on an individual basis," he said.
Bambang said the strengthened impression about legal uncertainty in Indonesia would endanger the future of national development that had been planned at the national summit and, as a result, the target of 7-8 percent annual growth would become a mere dream.
"So we need to remind the government of the importance of being cautious on the matter and of not ignoring possible excesses in the friction. The government must calculate correctly and honestly the possible effect of the situation," he said.
Bambang said ensuring legal certainty must become an integral part of the national development strategy because all countries had adopted the principle.
In fact, all development programs and targets must be based on strong legal certainty and therefore it could not be sacrificed for whatever reason, he said.***
The chamber feared if the friction continued, it would add to the impression of legal uncertainty in Indonesia and thus affect investment flows.
"The friction will disrupt law enforcement in Indonesia and cause legal uncertainty that will be a reason for concern among both domestic and foreign investors," Kadin's vice chairman for industry, research and technology, Rachmat Gobel, said.
He said he hoped the friction could be immediately settled to avoid negative impressions among foreign investors.
"We are now trying to build up the national economy and so do not let it add to the negative impression of legal certainty in Indonesia," he said.
Rachmat said the issues of legal certainty and law enforcement were discussed at the "national summit" at the end of October. At the meeting the government had shown great concern over the issues and therefore he hoped the government could immediately settle the problem.
"Do not let investors give even greater credence to the negative impression that in Indonesia 'something wrong can be considered right and something right considered wrong'," said Rachmat who is also chief commissioner of PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia.
Chairman of Kadin's permanent committee for domestic trade Bambang Soesatyo concurred, saying the friction could affect the national interest and therefore it had to be settled immediately.
"There must be an initiative from the national leadership to stop it and immediately create harmonious relationship among the three law enforcement agencies so that they can focus again on their respective tasks," he said.
Soesatyo, who is also a member of the House Commission III, said the national interest could be affected in that the friction was tending to reduce legal certainty in the country.
"The slow response from law enforcers in dealing with the case of the Bank Century bailout is another example of the loss of legal certainty on an individual basis," he said.
Bambang said the strengthened impression about legal uncertainty in Indonesia would endanger the future of national development that had been planned at the national summit and, as a result, the target of 7-8 percent annual growth would become a mere dream.
"So we need to remind the government of the importance of being cautious on the matter and of not ignoring possible excesses in the friction. The government must calculate correctly and honestly the possible effect of the situation," he said.
Bambang said ensuring legal certainty must become an integral part of the national development strategy because all countries had adopted the principle.
In fact, all development programs and targets must be based on strong legal certainty and therefore it could not be sacrificed for whatever reason, he said.***
