Yudhoyono repeatedly urged Nazaruddin to return to the country to face the legal process rather than spreading unverifiable information to the media.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in his capacity as the Chairman of the Democrat Party`s Advisory Board, has asked M Nazaruddin, the party`s former treasurer, to give him all information he has on the party`s internal problems.

"If it concerns the Democrat Party`s internal issues, I would be happier if Nazaruddin could return to the country so everything could be opened. I as the chairman of the Democrat Party`s Board, very much hope that Nazaruddin could give information as complete as possible," Yudhoyono said in a press conference at the presidential palace, here on Friday.

Yudhoyono repeatedly urged Nazaruddin to return to the country to face the legal process rather than spreading unverifiable information to the media.

"Please return Nazaruddin to Indonesia, to the country, please return. It`s difficult for us when we all don`t know Nazaruddin`s whereabouts, with whom he is, what he has been doing so far, and with whom he has carried internal communication," he said.

By spreading unverifiable information to the media, Nazaruddin only made people wondered and finally caused suspicion of one another.

"So we are confused, disturbed and suspecting each other," he said.

It would be better if he came back to Indonesia by bringing along information which is not slander and ready to be verified, because the Democrat Party`s Honorary Council certainly can verify the information, Yudhoyono stated.

"The key is Nazaruddin must return immediately to face the legal process. Give it to me as the Advisory Board chairman whatever information (he has) because it could be useful to restructure the party, for cleaning up if there is something unclean in our body," he said.

Yudhoyono said his party is going to organize a national coordinating meeting on July 23 and 24, 2011, so the party that he has founded could improve itself and join the democracy in Indonesia.

Nazaruddin, who is wanted as a suspect in a corruption case, has been on the run for almost two months so far.

Nazar left Jakarta for Singapore on May 23, 2011, just a day before the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) imposed a travel ban on him.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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