The Unbearable Lightness of Reason
Attorney General Marzuki Darusman has delayed the legal process for 21 big-time debtors of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (IBRA). Is it on account of special treatment given by President Abdurrahman Wahid to Marimutu Sinivasan, Sjamsul Nursalim, and Prajogo Pangestu?
October 29, 2000
Two decisions by Marzuki which were presented last week have already attracted much attention. The first was when, last Monday, he announced that the boss of Gadjah Tunggal, Sjamsul Nursalim, was a suspect. The second took place on Thursday, October 26, when Marzuki announced the delay of legal proceedings for 21 of the largest debtors in IBRA.
The first decision resulted in a few speculations, meanwhile the second made the public ask just wher
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