Were questioned, Wirajuda Admits Seminar at State Rises in 2004

Jakarta - Former Foreign Minister, Hasan Wirajuda today were questioned for eight hours about corruption in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the implementation in 2004-2005. The man who now serves as Wantimpres admitted in 2004-2005 increased the number of seminars at the State Department.

Hassan said, during an inspection of about eight hours, he was asked why the KPK investigators Kemenlu frequent international conferences held during 2004-2005. Within two years, Kemenlu carry 15 to 17 international conferences.
Answering this question KPK investigators, Hasan explained that the condition of Indonesia when it was dropped and thus require international support.
"2004 and 2005 was the beginning of the credit starts with PP Hotel 97/98 and the beginning of reform in which we are experiencing a crisis of national leadership and the Indonesian security really low, which is not deemed to Indonesia, Indonesia underestimated," said Hassan in the office KPK, Jl Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Tuesday (12/18/2012).
Because of the conditions, continued Hassan, President Megawati, and his successor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ordered the foreign ministry to organize international conferences often. "First of adversity to help us and to revive both the dignity and the degree of our nation and of several conferences before," said Hasan.
Hassan today examined as a witness to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the time, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, the suspect on suspicion of the use of budget authority penyalahgunakan international conference of state finance, causing approximately USD 18 billion.
Hassan claimed to not know anything about the existence of corrupt practices. "I came with the invention of the internal process, so two years later that I found out there is a violation," said Hasan. As Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, Hasan was due to supervise the implementation of the conference.
However, he said he did not get the full accountability report regarding the conduct of the conference. "I came to the provision of information, I did not gained its magnitude, the number called," he said.
He also said the use of the international conference budget is quite often carried out in the period 2004-2005 have been audited entity's internal controls and government oversight agencies. "Internal Control Inspector General conducted but there is also the government's oversight BPKP (Financial and Development Supervisory Agency), no oversight and audit by the BPKP. When layered examination it was found we should not be prejudiced no corruption, but until we find a new idea, "he said.
Sources: http://news.detik.com/read/2012/12/18/205932/2121851/10/