"When did corruption involving the president and vice president (ever happen)?" Kalla said in his remarks at the Indonesian Economic Outlook 2016 meeting here on Tuesday.
He said the House Speaker never handled a contract renewal case.
"Luckily, it does not happen. But it would (start happening) if the Parliaments Honorary Council (MKD) continues to maintain silence," the vice president added.
Kalla guaranteed that the Golkar Party would not be found involved in the scandal.
Freeport is now at the center of a controversy with the House Speaker Setya Novanto facing questioning by the MKD for allegedly asking for a stake in the US gold and copper mining company, using the name of President Jokowi and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.(*)
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