Without proper clarification, the leaked conversation between State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Rini Soemarno and state electricity company PLN CEO Sofyan Basir would only create suspicious rumors.

President Joko Widodo must exert his authority: summon the two officials and clarify matters to the wider public. It would be extremely unwise for the government to remain silent in the hope that the public would gradually forget.

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