JAKARTA - Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya revealed that President Prabowo Subianto had unannounced a number of officials, from National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday evening, July 30th.
As quoted from a post on the Cabinet Secretariat's Instagram account on Wednesday evening, the meeting, held at around 9:00 PM WIB, was also attended by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, Head of the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) Ivan Yustiavandana, Governor of Bank Indonesia Perry Warjiyo, and Head of the Development Oversight and Special Investigation Agency (Bappisus) Aries Marsudiyanto.
Teddy stated that the meeting discussed violations of premium and medium rice quality standards in the market.
"One of the issues discussed at this meeting was regulating rice supplies and findings of violations of premium and medium rice quality standards in the market," Teddy said.
The Head of State instructed that firm action be taken against any parties found guilty of violations and ensured that the law enforcement process was carried out according to regulations.
Previously, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman revealed that 212 brands of premium and medium-grade rice that had been circulating on the market were proven to not meet government regulations.
"This specifically applies to premium and medium-grade rice that does not meet standards. We emphasize that this is the government standard," he said.
Amran stated that law enforcement will be carried out against parties selling adulterated rice, particularly in the medium and premium rice categories.
On a separate occasion, the National Police Chief announced that four rice producers have advanced to the investigation stage in the case of alleged violations of quality standards or adulteration of rice.
"We have now launched an investigation into four major producers, namely PT FS, PT WPI, SY, and SR," said the National Police Chief in an official statement in Jakarta on Wednesday, July 30.
The price increases for the four major producers were determined after the National Police Food Task Force examined 16 major rice producers.
In addition, investigators have also questioned 39 witnesses and four experts, conducted searches, confiscated evidence, and erected police lines at the producers' production sites and warehouses.
The National Police Chief stated that investigations into rice suspected of violating quality standards were also being carried out in several regions.
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