KPK's plan to question Sri Mulyani in US criticized

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Thu, February 28 2013, 3:44 PM

National Mandate Party (PAN) deputy chairman Drajad Wibowo criticized on Thursday the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) plan to question Sri Mulyani, former Indonesian finance minister, in the US in connection with the investigation into the Bank Century bailout in 2008.

Drajad accused KPK of treating Sri Mulyani, currently a World Bank managing director, as a golden girl.

“This is a misuse of state budget. The KPK has treated her as a golden girl by using the public funds,” Dradjat said as quoted by Tribunnews.com on Thursday.

“Actually it’s easy for KPK to summons her. Jjust send her a summons. If she doesn’t meet the summons, send her the second one, with copies to all the World Bank directors,” said Drajat.

Drajad believes that, as an obedient Indonesian citizen, Sri Mulyani would obviously abide by the summons. “I believe she would come to Kuningan [to the KPK headquarters],” he said.

“Will KPK investigators go to the US using their personal funds, their supervisors' or their spokesman's? Of course not! They certainly will be using publlic funds,” Drajat said.

Drajat reminded the KPK to not to misuse funds for overseas travel.

“There is no need to go overseas, just summon her to come back to Indonesia rather than going abroad using the state budget,” Drajat added. (nfk)