Freeport Boss Arrives at MKD, Agrees to Open Hearing
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Maroef Sjamsoeddin, president director of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) arrived at the House of Representatives building around 1 pm, Thursday, December 3, 2015.
Maroef is there to testify before the House's Ethics Council (MKD) hearing for the case against House speaker Setya Novanto, who is accused of misusing the names of President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla in negotiating for shares allocation with the US-based miner.
Escorted by a dozen officers, Maroef quickly went into the courtroom without saying a word, only smiling to the dozens reporters who have been waiting for his arrival.
The hearing, which was open to public, started after MKD chief Surahman Hidayat asked Maroef if he was willing to make the hearing public.
In yesterday's trial, the MKD summoned Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said as the person who reported Setya's alleged name abuse. The MKD also plans to summon oil and gas tycoon Riza Chalid.
Riza and Maroef were the two men whom Setya Novanto had the infamous conversation with, in which the House speaker allegedly claimed to represent the President and Vice President in asking for Freeport shares.
ANGELINA ANJAR SAWITRI l RR