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Tue, 11/24/2009 - 13:43
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PRESIDENT ORDERS POLICE CHIEF, AG TO EXPEDITE CENTURY`S LEGAL PROCESS
Jakarta, Nov 23 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri and Attorney General Hendarman Supandji to speed up the legal process in the Bank Century case.
"I will also take internal government measures and speed up the legal process against Bank Century executives. I have assigned the police chief and the attorney general to do so," President Yudhoyono said at the State Palace here on Monday night.
He said the global economic conditions at the time also prompted a number of other countries to adopt certain economic policies.
"We should undestand that the measures on Bank Century were taken at a time of crisis. Many countries took measures to rescue their banking industries. What BI (the central bank) did in this regard was in an abnormal condition," he said.
Bank Century was taken over by the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) late last year after it faced a liquidity problem. The government later provided a bailout of Rp6.7 trillion which was much criticized by the public.
The President said many questions emerged among the public about the process of disbursing the bailout funds to the bank.
"What the House of Representatives and the public are paying attention to now is the extent to which the process of making a decision to bail out to Bank Century was accurate and proper," he said. ***
"I will also take internal government measures and speed up the legal process against Bank Century executives. I have assigned the police chief and the attorney general to do so," President Yudhoyono said at the State Palace here on Monday night.
He said the global economic conditions at the time also prompted a number of other countries to adopt certain economic policies.
"We should undestand that the measures on Bank Century were taken at a time of crisis. Many countries took measures to rescue their banking industries. What BI (the central bank) did in this regard was in an abnormal condition," he said.
Bank Century was taken over by the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS) late last year after it faced a liquidity problem. The government later provided a bailout of Rp6.7 trillion which was much criticized by the public.
The President said many questions emerged among the public about the process of disbursing the bailout funds to the bank.
"What the House of Representatives and the public are paying attention to now is the extent to which the process of making a decision to bail out to Bank Century was accurate and proper," he said. ***
