JAKARTA Many members of an Indonesian parliamentary commission probing a pair of financial scandals think President Abdurrahman Wahid might be implicated in one of them, according to reports Saturday.

A secret vote among 44 of the 50 commission members showed 33 believed wahid could "be suspected of having played a role" in the so-called "Bulogate" affair, the ****Kompas**** daily said.

The scandal involves 3.9 million dollars (4.2 million euros) taken last year from the state logistics agency, Bulog, allegedly by Wahid's masseur, Alip Agung Suwondo.

Anti-Wahid protestors staged mass demonstrations outside Parliament this week, demanding he answer the accusations against him or resign.

Aside from the 33, 10 other commission members believed there were strong indications close friends of the president had made use of their relationships with him to obtain the funds. One member abstained.

The secret ballot was taken by the special commission, set up by the People's Representative Council (DPR) or Lower House of Parliament, late on Friday evening. Six members were absent.

But one of the Deputy Chairmen of the commission, Didik Supriyanto, said a conclusion had yet to be agreed.

"There is yet no conclusion. We will make a complete, final conclusion on Sunday only and on Sunday it will be discussed in a plenary session of the special commission," Supriyanto said.

"Nothing is yet final, we are still in discussion. Do not fall victim to the news that is circulating."

No commission members were prepared to talk to the press as they came out from the vote, newspapers said.

The commission is due to make the results of its probe known to a plenary session of the DPR on Monday. The DPR will decide what action to take on Thursday.

"Let us just wait until the final conclusion is completed and let us wait and see how the people react to it," said Wimar Witoelar, a spokesman for the president, commenting on the report.

He said the president will monitor what happens at the DPR.

"But we believe in the wisdom of the members of the DPR in taking the right decision, and if not, we believe that the people will remind the DPR to take a decision in the interests of the people," Witular said.

Besides investigating Bulogate, the commission is also probing another scandal, dubbed "Bruneigate." A decision on Bruneigate will be taken by the commission later on Saturday.

This second affair centers around a two million dollar donation from the sultan of Brunei which the president claimed was a personal gift to be used for humanitarian assistance in the rebellious Province of Aceh.

Another Deputy Chairman of the special commission, Alvin Lie, said on Saturday that unlike with Bulogate, there was no voting needed in the Bruneigate case. He declined to elaborate.

Wahid has refused to recognize the legality of the DPR Special Commission and has said the case should be handled by the courts. He faces impeachment if the probe implicates him.

The president was due to meet DPR members and people from the special commission at an informal post-holiday gathering later Saturday, AFP reported.