JAKARTA - Today's memory, three years ago, April 11, 2023, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin encouraged the acceleration of the Asset Confiscation Bill. Ma'ruf revealed that it could be an important legal umbrella to secure assets from criminal acts of corruption.
Previously, the Asset Confiscation Bill had been announced since 2020. However, the realization of the law was slow. Members of the DPR felt that the bill was difficult to implement. The government was asked to lobby the general chairman of the political party so that the bill could become a law.
Corruption cannot be seen as a common thing in Indonesia. Corruption has become an extraordinary crime. The narrative is because the impact of corruption makes many government agendas disrupted. All kinds of programs to improve the people's living conditions are not optimal.
The people are the victims. All the people also demand that corrupt officials be punished proportionately. Problems arise. Prison sentences do not make them deterred. Many of the corruptors are actually relaxed enjoying their punishment.
This condition makes the people start proposing the Asset Confiscation Bill since 2020. However, the people's desire to make corruptors marginalized through the Asset Confiscation Bill has not occurred. Members of the DPR are like they never want the Asset Confiscation Bill to be seriously discussed.
Later, Mahfud MD intervened. The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Menkopulhukam) asked all members of the DPR to immediately streamline the Asset Confiscation Bill into a law by the end of March 2023.
Mahfud even asked for help from members of the DPR. Mahfud wants those who steal state money to be processed and dispossessed. The narrative is considered to have a deterrent effect. Corruptors are seen as being more afraid of being poor than going to prison. However, Mahfud actually got disappointed.
The DPR member frankly stated that the lobby was not the domain of DPR members. Mahfud was advised to lobby the chairman of the political party. DPR members just follow.
"Here you can talk boldly, sir, but Bambang Pacul was called by his mother, 'Pacul, stop!', 'Ready! Implement. So I immediately answered the request of my brother. Bambang Pacul is ready, if ordered by the boss. Where dare, sir,"
"Loh, I am very clear about this. Maybe the Asset Confiscation Bill can (be passed), but we have to talk to the party chairmen first. If it is not possible, sir," said the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Bambang Wuryanto or better known as Bambang Pacul as quoted by the Kompas.com page, March 29, 2023.
The people were angry with the answer from the DPR members. DPR members should carry out their legislative functions. They have the capacity to encourage the Asset Confiscation Bill to become a law. This condition makes DPR members continue to be pressured to pass the Asset Confiscation Bill.
The strongest encouragement came from Ma'ruf Amin on April 11, 2023. The Vice President even spoke up to encourage the acceleration of the Asset Confiscation Bill so that members of the DPR could discuss it. Ma'ruf considers the Asset Confiscation Bill to be in the interest of the people. It has also entered the 2023 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas).
Whoever has not agreed, Ma'ruf asked the government to immediately provide an understanding. Those who later get money by stealing state money will be immediately punished. His property will be confiscated and returned to the country.
"I think the government has taken steps to draft the bill. (Of course) the government will encourage those who have not agreed to understand that this is for the people. The government will continue to work so that those who have not agreed can understand it because this is the result for the people."
"The government will continue to make efforts so that this can be discussed and determined quickly. Because of priority, we continue to encourage it. (Things) that are important are first the confiscation of assets obtained by illegal means, meaning there is corruption, so it must be confiscated and taken, so that state funds can return to the country," said Ma'ruf as quoted by the State Secretariat website, April 11, 2023.
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