Bakrie was unable to pay Rp 781 billion, Indonesian government buy assets

Mud in Sidoardjo

Bakrie was unable to pay Rp 781 billion, Indonesian government buy assets 

MERDEKA.COM. President Jokowi this afternoon has agreed Minarak asset purchases PT Lapindo mud caused the disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java. Company partly owned Bakrie was not able to pay the remaining compensation to victims of Rp 781 billion mud.

"It was decided that meeting the government will buy it (Lapindo assets)," said Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Hadimuljono Basuki, at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta.

However, Jokowi ask that asset purchases should be given to the government entirely. It was that Lapindo pay the losses directly to the government rather than the local population.

"Lapindo must hand over all land in the map impacted," said Basuki.

So far, local residents affected by the Lapindo has been very miserable, not also paid compensation by PT Lapindo Minarak. This consideration is the welfare of the people decided that in this case the affected people are harmed mud.

"The goal of government is not to buy the land but to help the community. The point with that spirit so that when you're given all the files to government land at Rp 303 trillion," he said.

Government giving a deadline to the government debt repayment Lapindo for 4 years. If Lapindo is also able to pay off, then all assets owned by the government Lapindo.

"Lapindo given a period of 4 years if they could pay off USD 781 billion, then the land will be given again returned to the Lapindo. Otherwise the government will be confiscated," said Basuki.

Meanwhile, Minister of Social Affairs Khofifah add the remaining 20 percent were not paid by Lapindo Minarak be purchased by the government. However, about 80 percent of compensation already paid by the government will be colateral.

"So who paid (Lapindo) 80 per cent, guarantee to pay 20 percent because there Minarak Lapindo minutes of the meeting that was not able to resolve 20 percent. Therefore, the government will provide a solution, 80 percent will be colateral for the government to 20 percent," Khofifah said.

Later decisions of this meeting will be set forth in the regulation that immediately prepared. "There'll Presidential Regulation, it's just a meeting," said Khofifah.