The Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Emphasizes The Importance Of Notary Supervision To Enter The Financial Action Task Force

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) highlighted the importance of the government's role in supervising the notary profession. Indonesia is known to be in the process of becoming a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

"The president's order, now we are in the process of Indonesia becoming a member of the Financial Action Task Force," said the Director General of General Legal Administration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Cahyo Rahadian Muzhar, in a hearing with Commission III of the DPR at the Jakarta Parliament Complex, Wednesday, June 14.

FATF is an intergovernmental organization in the world that ensures its member countries have legal instruments and institutional apparatus that prevents money laundering (TPPU) and criminal acts of terrorism financing (TPPT).

Cahyo explained, if the evaluator from the FATF assessed that Indonesia had no control over the profession related to financial supervisory institutions and notaries, Indonesia could fail to become a member of the FATF.

"Which profession is considered vulnerable, has the potential to become the medium of TIP and TPPT," said Cahyo.

Therefore, said Cahyo, when there was turmoil in the organization of the Indonesian Notary Association, particularly related to the holding of the Indonesian Notary Association Congress, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights was also involved with the aim of becoming a mediator.

"So, with all due respect, there is no intention of the ministry for intervention if it is not needed," said Cahyo, quoted by Antara.

The House of Representatives Commission III held a hearing with the Director General of General Legal Administration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to ask for an explanation regarding the letter number AHU UM 01.01-147 dated March 3, 2023 regarding the postponement of the implementation of the Indonesian Notary Association (INI) Congress.

Through this letter, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights asked this PP to postpone the implementation of the congress and reconsider the implementation place that could accommodate participants.

In the hearing, Cahyo explained, this Congress in Makassar had agreed that the next congress would take place in West Java. The problem began when the Ministry of Law and Human Rights received a letter from this PP stating that there was a policy from this PP to move the congress from West Java to Bali.

The transfer was motivated by the desire of this PP to maintain neutrality because one of the candidates for general chairman to be elected at the congress came from West Java. This desire also reaps pros and cons.

"There are those who support, there are those who refuse, yes. A total of 24 regional administrators," said Cahyo.

Departing from the letter, Cahyo explained that the Ministry of Law and Human Rights helped to find neutral territory to hold this congress. Then, the province of Banten was chosen to be the venue for the congress.

However, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights considers that there are issues of access, limited hotels, and accommodation. Therefore, through letter number AHU UM 01.01-147, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights asked this to postpone the congress.