Lapindo disaster: Happy Ending for Bakrie
As predicted, president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has finally made crucial decisions in the last few days that give the Bakrie Family a happy ending. Last week, he established a new team called National Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency led by coordinating minister for people's welfare affairs Aburizal Bakrie's expert staff. He also issued a decree that set the family free of almost Rp2.5 trillion financial burden to rebuild the damaged infrastructure.
Under the new decree, as reported by The Jakarta Post today, Lapindo Brantas Inc, the operator of the gas field, which has been widely blamed for causing the disaster, will only be liable for compensating the residents of Porong whose lands and homes had been inundated by the mud since May 2006 up until March 22. Meanwhile, government will be responsible for covering the cost of damage and dislocation arising after March 22.
The new decree is clearly offloading the burdens for Lapindo and Bakrie family dictated in the previous presidential decree (September 2006). So, initially, based on calculations of NGOs and the statement of VP Jusuf Kalla shortly after the eruption, the cost would be sky high for the Bakrie family. The September president decree lower it to 'near-the-sky-high', and seven months later the president lower it again to 'near-the-ground-high'.
On top of these, the president also appointed Retired Army General Sunarso as the chairman of The National Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency. Mr Sunarso, a former military commander for Brawijaya Military Area in East Java, is currently an expert staff of Aburizal Bakrie at the ministry of people's welfare affairs.
Aburizal, as reported by Koran Tempo, denied the conflict of interest in the appointment of Mr Sunarso. He said it's the president who appoint Mr Sunarso.
"I recommended capable person," Aburizal said.
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Under the new decree, as reported by The Jakarta Post today, Lapindo Brantas Inc, the operator of the gas field, which has been widely blamed for causing the disaster, will only be liable for compensating the residents of Porong whose lands and homes had been inundated by the mud since May 2006 up until March 22. Meanwhile, government will be responsible for covering the cost of damage and dislocation arising after March 22.
The new decree is clearly offloading the burdens for Lapindo and Bakrie family dictated in the previous presidential decree (September 2006). So, initially, based on calculations of NGOs and the statement of VP Jusuf Kalla shortly after the eruption, the cost would be sky high for the Bakrie family. The September president decree lower it to 'near-the-sky-high', and seven months later the president lower it again to 'near-the-ground-high'.
On top of these, the president also appointed Retired Army General Sunarso as the chairman of The National Sidoarjo Mudflow Mitigation Agency. Mr Sunarso, a former military commander for Brawijaya Military Area in East Java, is currently an expert staff of Aburizal Bakrie at the ministry of people's welfare affairs.
Aburizal, as reported by Koran Tempo, denied the conflict of interest in the appointment of Mr Sunarso. He said it's the president who appoint Mr Sunarso.
"I recommended capable person," Aburizal said.
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posted by yosef at 7:51 AM
3 Comments:
hang them all!!!
what next? they should all get a gold medal for this. what a joke
Bakrie is only a decoy. JK is behind all these including Poso etc.
It is very shameful of the way our leader handle a crucial decision. It is also even more shameful, at the moment Lapindo victims are fighting not to be forgotten by the society, marking its first anniversary of LAPINDO disaster, NO ONE is saying anything about the connection between BAKRIE and LAPINDO ever again.
No buzz, no news coverage, no story --nothing.
As if the society is quite agreed with President Yudhoyono's decision. As if the Lapindo incident is just a matter of waiting on the president's decision.
It's quite saddening. What was supposed to be an obligation of a company has turned into a government's agenda.
What to do next?
"a quiet Indonesian"
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