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No consensus reached on Century inquiry conclusion

Hans David Tampubolon , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Thu, 02/25/2010 4:36 PM | National

The House of Representatives inquiry committee on the Bank Century case looks set to submit a final report that will keep differences in the parties’ perception of the case intact.

Deputy chairman of the committee, Mahfudz Siddiq from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), said Thursday the final conclusion would be divided into several parts in accordance with the opinion of the respective parties' respective opinion.

"Substantially, there will be no change from the previous conclusions made by each party. However, we plan to simplify our final conclusion as a committee in the form of a matrix," he told reporters at the House in Jakarta on Thursday.

Separately, a committee member from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Hendrawan Supratikno, said he still hoped the committee to reach a consensus.

Previously, five out of nine parties at the House, including PKS and PDI-P, deemed he bailout was riddled with graft and violations.

On the other hand, four other parties, led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, insisted that the bailout, which was issued in November 2008, was proper in the midst of the global crisis.

The bailout is considered controversial as it ballooned ten times to Rp 6.76 trillion (US$716 million) from its original estimation.

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