MINISTER REPORTS ALLEGED EXTORTION BY LAWMAKERS TO HOUSE

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Nov 5 (ANTARA) - The House of Representatives (DPR) was called on Monday to follow up on a report by State Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan about lawmakers who had allegedly extorted money from state-owned firms.           "The ball is now in the hands of the Ethics Council of the House of Representatives. If the House is serious about improving its image, its ethics council should follow up on the report of the state-owned firms," Budi Purnomo Karjodihardjo, coordinator of BUMN Care, a state-owned firm watchdog, said here on Monday.