JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – The ethics council (MKD) of the House of Representatives (DPR) will summon businessman M. Reza Chalid and CEO of PT Freeport Indonesia Maroef Sjamsoeddin for questioning session in the ethics trial over the Speaker of the House Setya Novanto, who has been alleged for commiting ethical violation related to his meeting with Freeport’s leader.
The hearing session is scheduled to be held on Thursday (Dec. 3) at the Parliament building in Senayan, Central Jakarta.
Prior to question Reza and Maroef, the MKD is expected to question Minister of Energy & Mineral Resources (ESDM) Sudirman Said this afternoon.
The MKD’s ethics trial over Novanto is a follow up from the report filed by Minister Sudirman to the MKD against Novanto. In Sudirman’s report, Novanto is alleged of abusing his power by promising a favor to Freeport Indonesia. Sudirman also provided a transcript and an original wiretap to the MKD.
Novanto, meanwhile, has repeatedly denied all allegations made against him.
(haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)