Watch Movie Online - Gurita Cikeas book is abook controversial that is a bad book.As a curious public searched for copies of a controversial book that claims President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Democratic Party received illegal campaign contributions, the Attorney General’s Office announced on Monday that it was investigating whether to ban the book.
AGO Spokesman Didiek Darmanto said his office now had a copy of “Membongkar Gurita Cikeas: Di Balik Scandal Bank Century” (“Unravelling the Cikeas Octopus: Behind the Bank Century Scandal”), written by sociologist and anti-Suharto activist George Junus Aditjondro.
Nervous Jakarta bookstores seem to have pulled the book from their shelves or declined to sell it due to its explosive allegations. That has only whetted curiosity and the Rp 36,0000 ($3.81) book is now selling for much as Rp 950,000 on the second-hand market.
“We are gathering expert staff from all fields of study to discuss the book. Freedom of expression is also being taken into consideration but if the book does more damage than good then we should consider banning it,” Didiek said.
The book accuses the Democrats of using nonprofit foundations associated with the president to transfer funds to its campaign coffers. It also claims that state funds used to bail out PT Bank Century in Nov. 2008 were diverted to one of the foundations. The bailout is being investigated by the House of Representatives and the Corruption Eradication Commission. The State Palace and senior Democratic Party officials denounced the book as “libelous” and denied its allegations.
Usman Hamid, chairman of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, said the AGO’s move was “a step backward in Indonesia’s democracy.
AGO Spokesman Didiek Darmanto said his office now had a copy of “Membongkar Gurita Cikeas: Di Balik Scandal Bank Century” (“Unravelling the Cikeas Octopus: Behind the Bank Century Scandal”), written by sociologist and anti-Suharto activist George Junus Aditjondro.
Nervous Jakarta bookstores seem to have pulled the book from their shelves or declined to sell it due to its explosive allegations. That has only whetted curiosity and the Rp 36,0000 ($3.81) book is now selling for much as Rp 950,000 on the second-hand market.
“We are gathering expert staff from all fields of study to discuss the book. Freedom of expression is also being taken into consideration but if the book does more damage than good then we should consider banning it,” Didiek said.
The book accuses the Democrats of using nonprofit foundations associated with the president to transfer funds to its campaign coffers. It also claims that state funds used to bail out PT Bank Century in Nov. 2008 were diverted to one of the foundations. The bailout is being investigated by the House of Representatives and the Corruption Eradication Commission. The State Palace and senior Democratic Party officials denounced the book as “libelous” and denied its allegations.
Usman Hamid, chairman of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence, said the AGO’s move was “a step backward in Indonesia’s democracy.
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