Desperately Seeking Excuses

Respondents to our opinion poll hold Akbar Tandjung and his Golkar Party guilty of a financial scandal aptly referred to as Buloggate II.

November 6, 2001

Many quarters feel that the days of the Golkar Party and chairman Akbar Tandjung are now numbered. Last Wednesday, Akbar was examined by the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) for the alleged misuse of Rp40 billion in non-budgetary funds belonging to the State Logistics Agency, better known as Bulog. Akbar is said to have used the money to finance Golkars 1999 election campaign. If the court finds him guilty Golkar would likely be dissolved for acc

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