Strained Relations

There is no need to regard every interpolation in the DPR as a lead-in to overthrowing the President.

February 19, 2008

IT is very unfortunate that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono refuses to attend House of Representatives (DPR) interpolation sessions. They should not be seen as a trial, but an opportunity to clarify issues. His three refusals to go to Senayan (the name for the DPR compound—Ed.) are not good examples of political communication, especially since the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) issue, the topic of the interpolation this time, was

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