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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – President Director of PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk Silmy Karim was expelled from a hearing meeting with the Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment, and Electronics Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Commission VII DPR, Monday (14/2/2022).

The expulsion occurred after Silmy had an argument with the Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR, Bambang Haryadi, as the leader of the meeting.

“Respect this trial, there are trial technicalities, how come it seems you never respect the commission. If you can’t speak here, you’re out,” said Bambang, quoted from the Commission VII DPR RI Channel’s YouTube account, Monday.

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“Okay, if we really have to go out, we’ll go out,” said Silmy.

This commotion started when Bambang commented on Silmy’s presentation about the project blast furnace or the construction of a blast furnace system steel plant.

On that occasion, Bambang admitted that he was confused because the factory for blast furnace discontinued, but on the other hand there is a desire to strengthen domestic production.

The atmosphere began to heat up when Silmy suddenly cut Bambang’s statement.

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“What I’m unique about, how is the factory to blast furnace this is discontinued, but one side wants to strengthen domestic production. Don’t be a thief shouting a thief like that, you know, let’s not play, pretend we don’t play,” said Bambang.

“What do you mean thief, sir?” said Silmy interrupting Bambang’s statement.

Bambang also explained what he meant, namely that on the one hand there was a spirit to strengthen the industry, but on the one hand the industry was stopped.

Bambang then mentioned a case that was going on at Polda Metro Jaya involving a member of the Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association (IISIA), an organization led by Silmy.

“Here I am the President Director of Krakatau Steel, not the chairman of IISIA,” said Silmy.

At that time, Bambang rebuked Silmy in a high tone so that Silmy obeyed the rules of the trial. Even asked Silmy to get out if she couldn’t follow the rules.

Silmy answered this by stating that she was willing to leave.

A number of members of Commission VII DPR also asked Silmy to leave.

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“To maintain our dignity, we have this trial, if he has challenge it yes, just get out,” said one member of Commission VII.

“It’s the leader, I think it’s just stopped, this has challenged this room, this room has been challenged by him,” said another member.

Hearing this, Silmy tried to apologize and explained that he did not intend to challenge Commission VII of the DPR, but the members of the Council still asked him to leave.

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“You have already answered that you want to leave, please come out,” said Bambang in a firm tone.

The agenda for this meeting was to discuss the development of smelters in South Kalimantan, blast furnace stalled, and asked for an explanation regarding the import of steel.

After the debate over Silmy’s expulsion ended, the meeting continued with a presentation by the Ministry of Industry’s Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation and Electronics Industries, Taufiek Bawazier.

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