Business Actors Afraid Of Firm Leaders, Here's Mahfud MD's Response

JAKARTA - Vice Presidential Candidate Mahfud MD responded to the circulating issues related to many businessmen and business people are afraid that he will be elected as the next Vice President.

"Some say that if I become vice president people are afraid to be arrested for corruption. I call the business actors, is that true? And their answer is no!" Mahfud MD said in the Vice Presidential Debate, Friday, December 22.

Mahfud said that in fact the business actors claimed to need a firm leader.

"They said they needed a law enforcer like you," he explained.

This is because business actors and investors are often blackmailed when they want to invest in Indonesia so that investments are made smoothly.

But on the other hand, Mahfud said that if the authorities manage to find out about this, the business actors will be arrested and dealt with.

Thus, Mahfud emphasized fighting corruption in order to increase Indonesia's economic growth in the future.