Mahfud MD Asks Victims Of Illegal Loans Not To Pay Debts

JAKARTA - Responding to the increasing number of people who are entangled in illegal online loans, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD asked victims of illegal loans (pinjol) not to pay their debts. "To those who have already become victims, don't pay," Mahfud said in a press conference at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Jakarta, Tuesday, which was broadcast on the YouTube account of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, quoted on Saturday, October 23. According to him, if the victim of an online loan is terrorized for not paying his debt, then he can report it to the nearest police station. "If you don't pay, then someone doesn't accept it, is terrorized, reports it to the nearest police station. The police will provide protection," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

Therefore, the appeal made by the government, which was attended by OJK and BI, was to stop the implementation of illegal lending. already has a license from the OJK or a legal loan.

"With this, we emphasize that we will only take firm action against illegal loans. For other legal, licensed and legal loans, they will develop. Because that's what we expect," he said. subject to the threat of punishment for acts of extortion, unpleasant acts, UU ITE, and consumer protection. "Consumer Protection Law, ITE Law Article 29 and Article 32 paragraph 2 and paragraph 3," said Mahfud MD.