Lawmakers who had said Sri Mulyani Indrawati should be held accountable for state losses linked to the Bank Century bailout played down their pressure on the Finance Minister on Tuesday, accepting her at a hearing to discuss the revision of the 2010 state budget.
Emir Moeis, the chairman of House of Representatives Commission XI overseeing financial affairs, said the commission had accepted Mulyani to continue to represent the government on all matters related to the state budget.
Previously in a hearing on Monday, Mulyani’s presence had roiled tempers and resulted in an intense debate between lawmakers as to whether she could still represent the government after a House plenary session on March 3 concluded that she should face due legal process for her part in the Century bailout.
The hearing on Monday ended with a suspension and request for Mulyani to either be accompanied or replaced by Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa.
On Tuesday, the President bowed down to pressure from the lawmakers and assigned Hatta to accompany Mulyani.
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