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Thu, 12/10/2009 - 18:15
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KALLA CONFIDENT IDRUS TO PERFORM WELL
Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Dec 10 (ANTARA) - Former Golkar Party chairman Jusuf Kalla said he was confident Idrus Marham of Golkar who was appointed to chair the House inquiry committee on the Bank Century case would perform well.
"I am confident that Idrus Marham is able to do the job well. After all, the inquiry committee is being led by a collective leadership so that the leaders and members would provide mutual help and inputs," the former vice president said here on Thursday.
He said that he was also ready to provide explanations if he was invited by the inquiry committee. But he disagreed with certain quarters' view that he was a "crown witness" in the Bank Century case.
"A lot of people could be summoned to testify in the case but be no one could be called a 'crown witness'," Kalla said.
Bank Century almost collapsed some time ago when its financial assets were taken overseas by major share-holder Robert Tantular.
In order to help the ailing bank, the government provided it with bailout funds amounting to Rp6.7 trillion without the approval of the House of Representatives (DPR).
Following a report by the State Audit Board (BPK) which said that there was an indication of irregularities in the Bank Century case, the House of Representatives (DPR) set up in inquiry committee to probe into the case.
The 30-member House Bank Century Inquiry Committee which was formed on Dec 2 on Friday night elected Idrus Marham of the Golkar Party Faction as its chairman.***
"I am confident that Idrus Marham is able to do the job well. After all, the inquiry committee is being led by a collective leadership so that the leaders and members would provide mutual help and inputs," the former vice president said here on Thursday.
He said that he was also ready to provide explanations if he was invited by the inquiry committee. But he disagreed with certain quarters' view that he was a "crown witness" in the Bank Century case.
"A lot of people could be summoned to testify in the case but be no one could be called a 'crown witness'," Kalla said.
Bank Century almost collapsed some time ago when its financial assets were taken overseas by major share-holder Robert Tantular.
In order to help the ailing bank, the government provided it with bailout funds amounting to Rp6.7 trillion without the approval of the House of Representatives (DPR).
Following a report by the State Audit Board (BPK) which said that there was an indication of irregularities in the Bank Century case, the House of Representatives (DPR) set up in inquiry committee to probe into the case.
The 30-member House Bank Century Inquiry Committee which was formed on Dec 2 on Friday night elected Idrus Marham of the Golkar Party Faction as its chairman.***
