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Jokowi condemns Freeport 

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thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | National | Mon, December 07 2015, 9:23 PM

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo speaks to journalists at Merdeka Palace on Monday. The
President expressed his anger when asked for a response on an ongoing hearing surrounding
House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto's alleged ethical misconduct. Jokowi said
no one should interfere with the dignity of a state institution as it was an issue of ethics and
morality. (Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
National News
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has expressed his anger about his name allegedly being
misused by House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto, adding that such misconduct
dishonored state institutions.
Jokowi said on Monday in regard to the hearing into Setya at the House' ethics council that
he respected the council’s process but he was firmly opposed to institutions of the state being
misused.
Jokowi said he accepted any abuse thrown at him but it would be misconduct if it was aimed
at undermining a state institution.
"I am okay being called a crazy president or stubborn president. But if it relates to integrity,
[allegedly] asking for an 11 percent share, I don't want that."
"This is a matter of appropriateness, ethics, morality and the state's dignity," he said as quoted
by newsportal kompas.com
Setya, a Golkar lawmaker, and oil and gas businessman Muhammad Riza Chalid are alleged
to have asked for a 20 percent share of mining firm PT Freeport Indonesia. In a meeting with
Freeport's president director Maroef Sjamsoeddin, Setya and Riza allegedly invoked Jokowi
and Vice President Jusuf Kalla's names without their approval to ask for 11 and 9 percent
shares for the state leaders, respectively, in return for helping Freeport extend its mining
contract. An audio recording of the conversation was made public last week at a House ethics
council hearing.
Setya requested a closed hearing of the ethics council on Monday, despite public demand
for an open hearing, as had been the case with the two previous hearings involving Energy
and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said, who reported the matter to the council, and
Maroef. The ethics council chaired by Golkar lawmaker Kahar Muzakkir approved the
request.
Setya told the hearing he committed no wrongdoing and refused to comment on the
recording produced by Maroef saying it was illegal. He defended himself and said his
conduct was in the best interests of Indonesia's investment climate.
Council member Akbar Faisal confirmed that Setya had denied all allegations made against
him.
"He has the right to deny but we have all the evidence that we [the council] need to discuss,"
he said.
Teguh Juwarno, a lawmaker from the National Mandate Party, condemned the conduct of the
hearing, which focused on legal technicalities. He said the council should have aimed only at
Setya's alleged misconduct.
"Even the fact that Setya asked Freeport's boss to have an eye-to-eye meeting without
concern for other House members is a violation," he said. (anh/rin)

NOTE:
BOLD : ACTIVE VOICE IN VERB
RED : PASSIVE VOICE IN VERB