Explanation of the Article
Ibas dragged into SKKMigas
scandal
A court hearing in the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKKMigas) bribery case revealed that the name of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s son, Edhie “Ibas” Baskoro could have been abused in the scandal.
According to a dossier read during the on Thursday, Ibas is believed to be close to Singapore-based oil trader Kernel Oil, especially the company’s president Widodo Ratanachaitong. Widodo was suspected of bribing former chief Rudi Rubiandini in return for a guarantee to allocate some oil blocks.
Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed when judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi, a golf trainer who dabbled as a middleman and confidante of Rudi, about his conversation with Widodo.
In the dossier, Deviardi said that Widodo claimed to have close ties to people from the State Palace.
“He [Widodo] has seven oil companies, all based overseas. He has networks in the State Palace, the House of Representatives and Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam,” Djoko said as he read the dossier.
According to the dossier, Deviardi also told Rudi that Ibas would be happy if Rudi struck a deal with Widodo.
Djoko then asked Deviardi whether it was true that Widodo told him about his close relationship with the First Family.
“Oh yes, [the conversation between us took place] when we met in Singapore. Widodo told me something about that. After that, I reported [the information] to Rudi,” Deviardi said.
Responding to the allegation, Ibas, who is also the secretary-general of the Democratic Party, said that he did not know Widodo.
“I was linked to the case. I reiterate that I don’t know the people who claim that they are close to me,” he said.
Ibas also said that he knew nothing about Kernel Oil, or people linked to the company.
“Anyone could mention my name, but in the context of the law, [the public] should be able to tell the difference between facts, opinion, political rumors or anything that leads to defamation,” he said.
This is not the first time Ibas was dragged into a graft scandal. Last year, he was accused by graft convict Yulianis, former deputy financial director of the privately owned Permai Group, of having accepted US$200,000 from the company.
Yulianis said the Permai Group wired Ibas $200,000, money that was allegedly pooled from the Hambalang project.
The money was reportedly used to finance the Democratic Party congress in Bandung in 2010, during which Anas Urbaningrum was elected chairman.
Ibas has denied the accusation, saying he did not know Yulianis and adding that the allegation was an attempt to tarnish his reputation.
Thursday’s hearing also implicated other individuals, including current SKKMigas chief Johannes Widjonarko, suspected of introducing a businessman who gave US$600,000 to Rudi through Deviardi.
Rudi, who also testified on Thursday, admitted that Deviardi attempted to deliver bribe money, but he claimed to have turned it down.
In his testimony, Rudi also named Tri Yulianto of the Democratic Party, who is also a member of the House’s Commission VII overseeing energy and natural mineral resources.
Rudi claimed that he was pressed by the commission to pay holiday bonuses for the Idul Fitri festivities in 2013, locally known as THR.
Rudi said that he gave $200,000 to Tri, who was reportedly ordered by fellow Democratic Party lawmaker Sutan Bhatoegana to get the money.
The money paid to Tri was taken from a $300,000 sum received by Deviardi from an unknown company as a gift, Rudi said.
Rudi claimed that he had no choice but to accept the $300,000 due to pressure from the House.
Deviardi, however, said that the money was actually given in Singapore by Febri Prasetyadi Soeparta, the former president director of PT Zerotech Nusantara.
Sumber: The Jakarta Post.com: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/29/ibas-dragged-skkmigas-scandal.html
Analysis:
1. Complex Sentence
In paragraph 3: Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed when judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi
Explanation: A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
The complex sentence is one of the four basic sentence structures. The other structures are the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the compound-complex sentence.
Judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi is a dependent clause. Because it is preceded by the word when, which is a subordinating conjunction. Dependent clauses are not complete sentences; they cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed is a independent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Nordquist, Richard. Complex Sentence. http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/complexsentence.htm
2. Possesive Adjective
In paragraph 3: about his conversation with Widodo.
Explanation: We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or "possesses" something. The possessive adjectives are:
I: My It: its
You: Your We: Our
He: His They: Their
She: Her
In the sentence above: his conversation. His is a possessive adjective that come from “He”.
English Club. Possesive Adjectives. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-determiners-possessive.htm
3. To Infinitive
In paragraph 18: Deviardi attempted to deliver bribe money.
Explanation: Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. You can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. In the sentence above, the infinitive is attempted to deliver. It is an infinitive as the object of a sentence.
English Page.com. Gerund and Infinitive Part 1. http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm
scandal
A court hearing in the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKKMigas) bribery case revealed that the name of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s son, Edhie “Ibas” Baskoro could have been abused in the scandal.
According to a dossier read during the on Thursday, Ibas is believed to be close to Singapore-based oil trader Kernel Oil, especially the company’s president Widodo Ratanachaitong. Widodo was suspected of bribing former chief Rudi Rubiandini in return for a guarantee to allocate some oil blocks.
Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed when judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi, a golf trainer who dabbled as a middleman and confidante of Rudi, about his conversation with Widodo.
In the dossier, Deviardi said that Widodo claimed to have close ties to people from the State Palace.
“He [Widodo] has seven oil companies, all based overseas. He has networks in the State Palace, the House of Representatives and Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam,” Djoko said as he read the dossier.
According to the dossier, Deviardi also told Rudi that Ibas would be happy if Rudi struck a deal with Widodo.
Djoko then asked Deviardi whether it was true that Widodo told him about his close relationship with the First Family.
“Oh yes, [the conversation between us took place] when we met in Singapore. Widodo told me something about that. After that, I reported [the information] to Rudi,” Deviardi said.
Responding to the allegation, Ibas, who is also the secretary-general of the Democratic Party, said that he did not know Widodo.
“I was linked to the case. I reiterate that I don’t know the people who claim that they are close to me,” he said.
Ibas also said that he knew nothing about Kernel Oil, or people linked to the company.
“Anyone could mention my name, but in the context of the law, [the public] should be able to tell the difference between facts, opinion, political rumors or anything that leads to defamation,” he said.
This is not the first time Ibas was dragged into a graft scandal. Last year, he was accused by graft convict Yulianis, former deputy financial director of the privately owned Permai Group, of having accepted US$200,000 from the company.
Yulianis said the Permai Group wired Ibas $200,000, money that was allegedly pooled from the Hambalang project.
The money was reportedly used to finance the Democratic Party congress in Bandung in 2010, during which Anas Urbaningrum was elected chairman.
Ibas has denied the accusation, saying he did not know Yulianis and adding that the allegation was an attempt to tarnish his reputation.
Thursday’s hearing also implicated other individuals, including current SKKMigas chief Johannes Widjonarko, suspected of introducing a businessman who gave US$600,000 to Rudi through Deviardi.
Rudi, who also testified on Thursday, admitted that Deviardi attempted to deliver bribe money, but he claimed to have turned it down.
In his testimony, Rudi also named Tri Yulianto of the Democratic Party, who is also a member of the House’s Commission VII overseeing energy and natural mineral resources.
Rudi claimed that he was pressed by the commission to pay holiday bonuses for the Idul Fitri festivities in 2013, locally known as THR.
Rudi said that he gave $200,000 to Tri, who was reportedly ordered by fellow Democratic Party lawmaker Sutan Bhatoegana to get the money.
The money paid to Tri was taken from a $300,000 sum received by Deviardi from an unknown company as a gift, Rudi said.
Rudi claimed that he had no choice but to accept the $300,000 due to pressure from the House.
Deviardi, however, said that the money was actually given in Singapore by Febri Prasetyadi Soeparta, the former president director of PT Zerotech Nusantara.
Sumber: The Jakarta Post.com: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/29/ibas-dragged-skkmigas-scandal.html
Analysis:
1. Complex Sentence
In paragraph 3: Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed when judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi
Explanation: A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
The complex sentence is one of the four basic sentence structures. The other structures are the simple sentence, the compound sentence, and the compound-complex sentence.
Judge Djoko Subagyo asked graft defendant Deviardi is a dependent clause. Because it is preceded by the word when, which is a subordinating conjunction. Dependent clauses are not complete sentences; they cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. Ibas’ alleged involvement was revealed is a independent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Nordquist, Richard. Complex Sentence. http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/complexsentence.htm
2. Possesive Adjective
In paragraph 3: about his conversation with Widodo.
Explanation: We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or "possesses" something. The possessive adjectives are:
I: My It: its
You: Your We: Our
He: His They: Their
She: Her
In the sentence above: his conversation. His is a possessive adjective that come from “He”.
English Club. Possesive Adjectives. http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-determiners-possessive.htm
3. To Infinitive
In paragraph 18: Deviardi attempted to deliver bribe money.
Explanation: Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb. You can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence. In the sentence above, the infinitive is attempted to deliver. It is an infinitive as the object of a sentence.
English Page.com. Gerund and Infinitive Part 1. http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm
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