LEGISLATORS THREATEN TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST POWER FIRM

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, Nov 15 (ANTARA) - Indonesian legislators have threatened to take action against state-owned electricity company PLN for its inefficient operations, which have resulted in huge losses to the state, by getting the matter investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) or the House's special inquiry committee.      The proposal to report the issue to the KPK was made by lawmaker Sukarnotomo of the House of Representatives (DPR)'s Commission VII on energy affairs.      His DPR colleague Dewi Aryani called for the appointment of an inquiry committee to investigate the PLN case which, according to a State Audit Board (BPK) report, caused the state losses of Rp37.6 trillion.      Both legislators made their proposals during a hearing last Tuesday before the House Commission VII and State-owned Enterprise Minister Dahlan Iskan, who was the PLN president director when the problems began in 2009-10.