Mantan Wakil Presiden Jusuf Kalla (JK) pada 28 November 2013 menulis di Kompasiana dengan judul: “Century, Skandal Perampokan Sistemik” (http://politik.kompasiana.com/2013/11/28/century-skandal-perampokan-sistemik-614868.html). Ada beberapa hal yang ditulis JK tidak sesuai dengan kenyataan. Salah satunya tentang pengucuran dana pada hari Sabtu-Minggu.
JK menulis; “Saya bingung juga, mengapa uang dikeluarkan hari Sabtu-Minggu? Mau kemana uang dikeluarkan hari Sabtu? Bukannya bank-bank tidak ada yang buka? Lari kemana uang itu? …. Ini merupakan perampokan. Kalau ada uang dikeluarkan Sabtu dan Minggu, itu bermasalah, sebab bank-bank sudah jelas sedang tutup.”
Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan (LPS) membantah pernyataan JK bahwa dana pencairan dana penyertaan modal sementara untuk Bank Century dikeluarkan pada hari Sabtu-Minggu. “Tidak ada transfer Sabtu-Minggu, transfer pertama dilakukan pada hari Senin, 24 November 2008, melalui mekanisme perbankan biasa transfer ke rekening Century di Bank Indonesia via Bank Rakyat Indonesia,” kata Sekretaris dan juru bicara LPS, Samsu Adi Nugroho(http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2013/11/30/090533613/LPS-Bantah-Pernyataan-Jusuf-Kalla-Soal-Century).
Faisal Basri is currently senior lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia and Chief of Advisory Board of Indonesia Research & Strategic Analysis (IRSA). His area of expertise and discipline covers Economics, Political Economy, and Economic Development.
His prior engagement includes Economic Adviser to the President of Republic of Indonesia on economic affairs (2000); Head of the Department of Economics and Development Studies, Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1995-98); and Director of Institute for Economic and Social Research at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia (1993-1995), the Commissioner of the Supervisory Commission for Business Competition (2000-2006); Rector, Perbanas Business School (1999-2003).
He was the founder of the National Mandate Party where he was served in the Party as the first Secretary General and then the Deputy Chairman responsible for research and development. He quit the Party in January 2001. He has actively been involved in several NGOs, among others is The Indonesian Movement.
Faisal Basri was educated at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Indonesia where he received his BA in 1985 and graduated with an MA in economics from Vanderbilt University, USA, in 1988.
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