Jakarta – The Saving State Assets group, the Clean Indonesia Movement (GBI) and the Indonesian Muslim Students for Unitary Movement (KAMMI) questioned the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) about its slow investigation of the parties allegedly involved in the Bank Century bailed out case.

"There is a powerful force that wants to reduce the KPK's authority, "Adhie Massardi from the Clean Indonesia Movement said Wednesday. He added that an effective commission was the key to maintaining Indonesia's political stability.

Marwan Batubara from the Saving State Assets group said that the activists had met with the commission Wednesday to state that they fully supported its handling of the case.

In the meeting, the commission emphasized that they were still committed to resolving the Bank Century case, but it would take time as there would be procedures to follow in any investigation of Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in relation to the case.

"We also demand that the Judicial Commission scrutinize each of the judges in the current pre-trial of the reopened Bibit and Chandra case," Adhie said.

On Monday, April 19, the court granted a pre-trial request filed by bribery suspect Anggodo Widjojo against the Attorney General's Office's decision to suspend the investigation into Bibit and Chandra, who are alleged to have been involved in a bribery case in November last year. (ipa)