Lapindo disaster politic updates
House Speaker Agung Laksono (also Deputy Chairman of Golkar Party) declared 'according the meeting of infrastructure committee of the house of representative (DPR)', the cost to repair & relocate public infrastructures destroyed by mudflow in Lapindo Brantas inc's drilling area (predicted at Rp7.6 trillion) will be the state's responsibility.
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati quickly responded the statement saying no more money available to finance the restoration projects.
"Even if the money is there, it should go through legitimate political process and clear on the burden sharing between Lapindo Brantas Inc and government. There should be a president decree or agreement between government and The House about the status (of those who should be held responsible) then I could put into the mid-term budget revision mechanism," she said.
Meanwhile, coordinating minister for the economy Boediono said government has yet to decide the status of the mudflow in Sidoarjo, pending on inputs from experts from Japan and UK. "Even the experts have yet to make clear conclusion," Boediono said.
State minister for National Development Planning Paskah Suzetta (also executive of Golkar Party) said government is working on rehabilitation and reconstruction programs. "Even though, we need the burden sharing mechanism between government and Lapindo," he said.
Will the experts come up with conclusion that might not correct politically? Will government make decision that politically correct even though Lapindo might argue that there is no firm scientific conclusion to justify that the mudflow is a result of drilling misconduct?
Former chairman of Indonesian Geologist Association (IAGI) Koesoemadinata as quoted by Koran Tempo expressed his concern about the conclusion of a workshop (IAGI scientists participated) two weeks ago that the mudflow was caused by earthquake in Yogyakarta.
"It is a mud volcano. But it's not clear yet of whether it was triggered by earthquake or drilling misconduct," he said.
Senior geologist Koesoemadinata criticized IAGI saying "I'm worried IAGI is being used by certain interests."
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Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati quickly responded the statement saying no more money available to finance the restoration projects.
"Even if the money is there, it should go through legitimate political process and clear on the burden sharing between Lapindo Brantas Inc and government. There should be a president decree or agreement between government and The House about the status (of those who should be held responsible) then I could put into the mid-term budget revision mechanism," she said.
Meanwhile, coordinating minister for the economy Boediono said government has yet to decide the status of the mudflow in Sidoarjo, pending on inputs from experts from Japan and UK. "Even the experts have yet to make clear conclusion," Boediono said.
State minister for National Development Planning Paskah Suzetta (also executive of Golkar Party) said government is working on rehabilitation and reconstruction programs. "Even though, we need the burden sharing mechanism between government and Lapindo," he said.
Will the experts come up with conclusion that might not correct politically? Will government make decision that politically correct even though Lapindo might argue that there is no firm scientific conclusion to justify that the mudflow is a result of drilling misconduct?
Former chairman of Indonesian Geologist Association (IAGI) Koesoemadinata as quoted by Koran Tempo expressed his concern about the conclusion of a workshop (IAGI scientists participated) two weeks ago that the mudflow was caused by earthquake in Yogyakarta.
"It is a mud volcano. But it's not clear yet of whether it was triggered by earthquake or drilling misconduct," he said.
Senior geologist Koesoemadinata criticized IAGI saying "I'm worried IAGI is being used by certain interests."
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posted by yosef at 8:47 PM
3 Comments:
I met a british guy in oxford last weekend and he said that its bullsh*t that Lapindo claim it State's responsibility, he knows exactly that Lapindo is fully responsible for it...
This is such an embarrassment to our country. If SBY let's Golkar gang get away with this then Indonesia will lose credibility for a long time. Not to mention thousands of poor people whose lives are permanently destroyed.
Well... put it this way: it's truly a "balancing act" on the very top leaderboard at RI government due to the fact that the owner of Lapindo is the known as the "cashier of co-ruling party", so in order to avoid any "shake-and-roll-about" up there..
then, for sure it needs "sacrifice"...
but it is so sad that people of Sidoarjo has to suffer badly and us the tax payers has to burden such additional costs
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