Trending Topic On Twitter About 11,000 T That Jokowi Once Echoed, Netizens Connected It To Akidi Tio's Rp2 Trillion

Akidi Tio's son (right) after an examination of the Rp2 trillion aid at the South Sumatra Police Headquarters (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - There are a lot of people on social media Twitter about the keyword 11,000 T on Tuesday, August 3 noon. Does this have anything to do with Akidi Tio?

The VOI search, the conversation on Twitter related some time ago, the government estimated that the assets of Indonesian citizens (WNI) residing abroad reached a value of Rp. 11,000 trillion. If this amount is converted into the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN), it is equivalent to more than four years of state administration (assuming the 2021 APBN expenditure is IDR 2,700 trillion).

Or if you want a simple picture, the fantastic value of Rp11 quadrillion is the same as all assets owned by the Indonesian government as of December 31, 2020. This means, the accumulation of the value of the GBK sports complex, plus the Senayan Jakarta parliament complex, the Presidential Palace, and many other assets. country in this republic.

The government through the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kemenkominfo) then tried to straighten out the Rp11,000 trillion case. In an official explanation in the middle of last year, the Ministry of Communication and Information stated that this was data on the asset value of a number of Indonesian citizens individually or not, abroad.

If examined further, President Jokowi did mention the issue of Rp11,000 trillion. He claims to have the data. The Ministry of Communication and Information ensures that this nominal is the estimated value of Indonesian citizens' assets in the jurisdictions of other countries, and not money held by governments abroad.

Meanwhile, old news about the Rp11,000 trillion case has resurfaced in line with the intention of Akidi Tio's family in South Sumatra (Sumsel) to donate Rp2 trillion to help the government deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. No doubt, this made the national public uproar.

The reason is, there is not a single business entity in this country, let alone individuals who carry out philanthropic actions with a value of up to trillions of rupiah. Moreover, the name Akidi Tio is not familiar to most Indonesians as a super rich clan in this country.

It was later discovered that the Rp2 trillion contribution was strongly suspected to be just a fictitious alias. This indication can be seen when the police picked up Heryanti, the youngest of the late Akidi Tio for questioning regarding the donation with the fantastic value.

It seems that the pandemic situation over the last 18 months has not only had a physical impact, but also psychologically. May we all continue to be given physical and spiritual health by God Almighty. Amen.