Rescue Can Lead to Misfortune
April 10, 2001
BECOMING a rescuer doesn’t always lead to applause. In fact, unless the rescuer is careful, it can all boomerang. It seems as if something like this happened to Bahana Pembinaan Usaha Indonesia (BPUI), a non-banking financial institution belonging to the government. Two top BPUI officials are now suspects in a corruption case. One of the charges concerns the expropriation of the Rp1.76 trillion debt of Barito Pasifik, a company owned by Pra...