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Minister Sudirman Said (left). Photo by: esdm.go.id
Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Sudirman Said, has finally filed a complaint with the House of Representatives (House) regarding allegations of extortion by another politician. This measure follows up Said’s comments about a legislator who allegedly used President Joko Widodo’s name in order to obtain stocks from Freeport Indonesia. Minister Said filed his complaint with the Head of the House Ethics Council (MKD) yesterday.
“During the meeting, I outlined the time and place that the incident in question occurred, as well as the topics of the conversation which took place between the legislator and the chairman of Freeport Indonesia,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said revealed that the accused legislator and an also unnamed businessman called and met with the Freeport chairman on a number of occasions. According to the Minister, a third meeting took place at the Pacific Place shopping mall in Jakarta’s SCBD on 8 June 2015 between 2 pm and 4 pm local time. At this meeting, the legislator promised a favorable settlement pertaining to Freeport’s contract extension. As a reward for this, Freeport had to transfer 49% of its stock to President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
“The legislator also demanded stock from a certain power-plant project which is due to get underway in Timika [in Papua], as well as requesting that Freeport become both a primary investor in the project as well as an off taker [buyer] of any electricity that is ultimately produced,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said further revealed that this information had come from Freeport itself. Minister Said also asserted that since taking office and opening negotiations with Freeport, he had asked the company to report all of its interactions with its main stakeholders to him. The goal of this process is to ensure that every decision is transparent and is in the best interests of the state, whilst remaining free of parties who are looking to make gains for personal profit.
“I believe that it is inappropriate conduct for an honorable legislator to promise a settlement to a party which is currently engaged in negotiations with the Indonesian government, while also demanding company and power-plant stocks,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said expressed his firm belief that such conduct not only violated the tasks and responsibilities of a legislator, but also meddled in the sphere of executive authority, whilst bringing about a conflict of interest.
Minister Said expressed his hope that the MKD would immediately begin investigating the legislator currently under suspicion in accordance with Article 119, Law No. 17 of 2014 (MD3 Law). “I am determined to clean up the rent sharks that rely on power and influence for personal gain,” Minister Said stated firmly.
Junimart Girsang, the MKD’s Vice-Chair, stated that he had received Minister Said’s complaints and that the identities of both the legislator and the businessman in question had been passed on to the MKD. However, Mr. Girsang also emphasized that it was currently too early to reveal these names to the general public.
“We are also in possession of a number of recorded phone conversations which can be used as evidence. And we know that the businessman in question is well connected within Freeport,” said Mr. Girsang.
Mr. Girsang further asserted that the MKD, under his command, would open investigations immediately in response to Minister Said’s complaint. The MKD will start by verifying whether the report can be followed-up or not.
“The MKD’s experts will begin the verification process today,” concluded Mr. Girsang.
Denial
Commenting on questions from the press regarding whether the legislator at the centre of the case was actually the Chair of the House, Minister Sudirman replied that the name of the legislator in question had been submitted to the MKD. The minister also stated clearly for the record that the alleged legislator was not the Chair of the House, and that no members of the government were involved in the matter.
“There are none [members of the government] involved, just a legislator and a businessman,” asserted Minister Said.
When asked on a separate occasion, the Chair of the House, Setya Novanto, also denied that he was the legislator under suspicion. Novanto asserted that engaging in the right course of action for the sake of the state did not require invoking the name of either the President or the Vice President.
“The point is that as the head of the House, I never recklessly mentioned the President’s name. Moreover, when I discuss matters with the President, they are important for the interests of both the country and the state,” asserted Mr. Novanto.
Mr. Novanto encouraged the MKD to investigate Minister Said’s complaint. According to Novanto, the MKD functions as the guardian of the House’s ethics and enjoys a legal framework which has been set out under the MD3 Law.
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Marcell Sihombing, Rofiq Hidayat
Minister Sudirman Said (left). Photo by: esdm.go.id
Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Sudirman Said, has finally filed a complaint with the House of Representatives (House) regarding allegations of extortion by another politician. This measure follows up Said’s comments about a legislator who allegedly used President Joko Widodo’s name in order to obtain stocks from Freeport Indonesia. Minister Said filed his complaint with the Head of the House Ethics Council (MKD) yesterday.
“During the meeting, I outlined the time and place that the incident in question occurred, as well as the topics of the conversation which took place between the legislator and the chairman of Freeport Indonesia,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said revealed that the accused legislator and an also unnamed businessman called and met with the Freeport chairman on a number of occasions. According to the Minister, a third meeting took place at the Pacific Place shopping mall in Jakarta’s SCBD on 8 June 2015 between 2 pm and 4 pm local time. At this meeting, the legislator promised a favorable settlement pertaining to Freeport’s contract extension. As a reward for this, Freeport had to transfer 49% of its stock to President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
“The legislator also demanded stock from a certain power-plant project which is due to get underway in Timika [in Papua], as well as requesting that Freeport become both a primary investor in the project as well as an off taker [buyer] of any electricity that is ultimately produced,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said further revealed that this information had come from Freeport itself. Minister Said also asserted that since taking office and opening negotiations with Freeport, he had asked the company to report all of its interactions with its main stakeholders to him. The goal of this process is to ensure that every decision is transparent and is in the best interests of the state, whilst remaining free of parties who are looking to make gains for personal profit.
“I believe that it is inappropriate conduct for an honorable legislator to promise a settlement to a party which is currently engaged in negotiations with the Indonesian government, while also demanding company and power-plant stocks,” asserted Minister Said.
Minister Said expressed his firm belief that such conduct not only violated the tasks and responsibilities of a legislator, but also meddled in the sphere of executive authority, whilst bringing about a conflict of interest.
Minister Said expressed his hope that the MKD would immediately begin investigating the legislator currently under suspicion in accordance with Article 119, Law No. 17 of 2014 (MD3 Law). “I am determined to clean up the rent sharks that rely on power and influence for personal gain,” Minister Said stated firmly.
Junimart Girsang, the MKD’s Vice-Chair, stated that he had received Minister Said’s complaints and that the identities of both the legislator and the businessman in question had been passed on to the MKD. However, Mr. Girsang also emphasized that it was currently too early to reveal these names to the general public.
“We are also in possession of a number of recorded phone conversations which can be used as evidence. And we know that the businessman in question is well connected within Freeport,” said Mr. Girsang.
Mr. Girsang further asserted that the MKD, under his command, would open investigations immediately in response to Minister Said’s complaint. The MKD will start by verifying whether the report can be followed-up or not.
“The MKD’s experts will begin the verification process today,” concluded Mr. Girsang.
Denial
Commenting on questions from the press regarding whether the legislator at the centre of the case was actually the Chair of the House, Minister Sudirman replied that the name of the legislator in question had been submitted to the MKD. The minister also stated clearly for the record that the alleged legislator was not the Chair of the House, and that no members of the government were involved in the matter.
“There are none [members of the government] involved, just a legislator and a businessman,” asserted Minister Said.
When asked on a separate occasion, the Chair of the House, Setya Novanto, also denied that he was the legislator under suspicion. Novanto asserted that engaging in the right course of action for the sake of the state did not require invoking the name of either the President or the Vice President.
“The point is that as the head of the House, I never recklessly mentioned the President’s name. Moreover, when I discuss matters with the President, they are important for the interests of both the country and the state,” asserted Mr. Novanto.
Mr. Novanto encouraged the MKD to investigate Minister Said’s complaint. According to Novanto, the MKD functions as the guardian of the House’s ethics and enjoys a legal framework which has been set out under the MD3 Law.
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