President Yudhoyono was quoted by Kompas daily on Tuesday as saying that none of state officials dare to make any policy if it can be tried.
This leading Indonesian newspaper also noted that it was the head of states first statement on the bailout of Bank Century (now Bank Mutiara) case after the anti-corruption court tried Budi Mulya, former Bank Indonesias deputy governor, as defendant last Thursday.
However, if the policies were wrongly implemented for the sake of vested interests, including personal interest of those in charge, they were subject to criminal law, he said.
President Yudhoyono further said he was in Peru when the decision to bailout the troubled Bank Century was made in November 2008. He was neither reported nor asked to give his opinion about the decision, he said as quoted by Kompas.
In connection with this Bank Century bailout scandal, Vice President Boediono had repeatedly refused to attend a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) team supervising the revelation of the case as he did on February 19.
The Vice Presidents spokesman Yopie Hidayat had said Boedionos stance remained unchanged due to the fact that the DPR had completed the political process of the case and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was working on it.
Boediono was summoned by the Houses monitoring team, in his capacity as the former Bank Indonesia governor.
Yopie added that Boediono respected the House and the duties of members of parliament, but he also respected the recommendations of the DPRs plenary session on its special inquiry into the Bank Century bailout, saying that this case was handled by law enforcers.
According to Sarifuddin Sudding, one of the supervising team members, Boedionos presence was important to clarify his statement that it was the Insurance Deposit Agency (LPS), which was responsible for giving Bank Century the bailout funds totaling to Rp6.76 trillion.
Sudding argued that the DPR team members were seeking clarification on the statement because the 2004 LPS Law revealed that it was the president who should be held accountable.
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