How Is The News Of The Rp349 Trillion Odd Transaction Case At The Ministry Of Finance, Mahfud MD: Not Lost, Separated In 300 Cases

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, Monday (21/8/2023). (ANTARA/Narda Margaretha Sinambela)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD said that until now cases of odd transactions within the Ministry of Finance worth IDR 349 trillion did not stop or disappear. "There are always those who ask, "Why was it thrown and lost?" Mahfud said at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Monday, August 21. He mentioned that the case was proven to exist. However, the DPR does not agree with the formation of a Special Committee (Pansus) to complete an odd transaction of IDR 349 trillion. Therefore, the case was handed over to the government. Meanwhile, continued Mahfud, the government has officially formed a task force to supervise the handling and settlement of alleged money laundering (TPPU) in odd transactions worth IDR 349 trillion at the Ministry of Finance. "The government has formed a task force, now it's running. People who don't know, that's why it was silenced? No. That's 300 letters, meaning there are 2 problems," he said. He explained that the odd transaction of IDR 349 trillion involved 300 indecomposable letters. Of these cases, some have been prosecuted, such as Rafael Alun, exporting gold to dismissal and suspicion in Ujung Pandang, Makassar. "So the road, no one stops. But don't think that Rp. 300 trillion is a package, then it's finished, it's separated in 300 cases," he explained. According to Mahfud, there are 300 letters that must be completed in stages with a long time. Then, not all of these letters can be submitted to the public. "You can read the publications yourself, they have been followed up in various places, at the KPK, at the Police, at the Prosecutor's Office, all of them want to reveal the case from Rp. 349 trillion," added Mahfud. Meanwhile, the special concern at this time is the case of suspicious transactions of Rp. 189 trillion related to gold exportation involving agencies at the Ministry of Finance.

He said several things had been investigated from suspicious transactions of Rp. 189 trillion. The case is not only targeting customs but taxation. "It's all going on. Nothing is missing and should not be lost. In time it must be clear to the public," he concluded.