Demand Investigation of Alleged Corruption in the Import of 105,000 Pickup Cars, KAPAK Mass Burned Banners at the KPK

JAKARTA - The Anti-Corruption Youth Action Committee (KAPAK) held an action in front of the Red and White Building of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Kuningan, South Jakarta today. They urged the import of 105,000 pickup trucks from India by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara to be investigated because it was suspected of having irregularities.

Meanwhile, the mass had burned banners and threw bottles containing red paint as a form of protest so that the KPK would immediately act.

"This action is a symbolic step for us so that the KPK dares to immediately take action to investigate alleged corruption in the import of the procurement of 105,000 pickup trucks from India by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara," said Adib Alwi as the action coordinator and KAPAK Public Relations.

Adib said the plan to import it triggered many public questions, ranging from transparency to the potential loss of the state. "The plan to import large quantities from India is not just about logistics," he said.

"This concerns the use of the budget, the direction of national industrialization, and the government's bias. Why import, not domestic production? Why is the amount so massive? Who benefits," continued Adib.

Then, Alwi also highlighted the lack of clarity in the financing scheme and the lack of openness in procurement needs data. The process is considered not to go through public studies involving related stakeholders, such as the national automotive industry.

"The minimal involvement of the national automotive industry which can actually be strengthened through this program. If all of this is left, then we are witnessing the potential for the repetition of old patterns, big projects, narratives of welfare, but ending in state losses," he said.

This condition is what makes KAPAK urge the KPK to immediately summon and examine the leadership of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara and other related parties. They also ask the DPR to form a Special Committee (Pansus) and the Financial Audit Agency (BPK) to conduct an investigative audit.

"The census is needed because the scale of the project to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India is very large and has a national impact, then the indication of lack of transparency in the planning process as well as potential conflicts of interest and abuse of authority," he said.

Adib emphasized that all state institutions must immediately act before the potential loss of the state actually occurred.

"The Agrinas car case is a test. For the government, whether it dares to be transparent; for the DPR, whether it still stands with the people; and for law enforcement, whether it is ready to act before it is too late. If these institutions choose to be silent, then the public has no choice but to speak louder, because in a democratic state, the silence of power is the beginning of a bigger scandal," concluded Adib Alwi.