Anita Rachman – Lawmakers who initiated the House of Representatives inquiry into the bailout of Bank Century said on Sunday that their only concern was where the money went, after visiting former Vice President Jusuf Kalla at his home in South Jakarta.
"We have no interest in impeaching Vice President [Boediono] or the president. We are using our right to express an opinion to find out where funds disbursed to bail out the bank went," Akbar Faisal of the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) said.
"We are [working] based on the constitutional law. Please don't read this as anything else. This is our way to monitor the government," Akbar said.
Kalla declined to comment or offer support to the lawmakers. "I am not a party chairman, I couldn't give any support," he said. "I believe the special committee's recommendation is just an opinion."
A House plenary meeting last month found the bailout in 2008 violated laws and recommended that law-enforcement agencies investigate indications of corruption, banking crimes and general crimes, as well as any officials deemed responsible for the rescue.
The government recently followed the recommendation that law-enforcement agencies question state officials who sanctioned the rescue.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that if wrongdoing or negligence were revealed, it should first be determined whether it was the result of an administrative mistake or a crime.
"It is your duty as ministers and law authorities to carry out your work to uphold the truth," he said.
