Jakarta - The online loan polemic (pinjol) has never been resolved. Regarding the absence of strict sanctions from the government, residents were forced to file a lawsuit to the Central Jakarta District Court.

The plaintiff's legal team, Jeanny Sirait said, today 19 Indonesian citizens representing the entire community registered a lawsuit against the law for the state's failure to control online loans.

Actions of a number of elements of society when making a lawsuit at the Central Jakarta Court/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

"The plaintiffs consist of victims of licensed registered online loans and unlicensed registered online loans, residents who do not use the loan application but are billed for the loan, residents whose personal data is misused for loan data to people with disabilities who become victims without considering the vulnerable conditions they experience. ," said Jeanny Sirait to VOI at the Central Jakarta District Court, Friday, November 12.

According to Jeanny, the online loan problem has been going on for a long time. So many victims fell, not even a few victims who made suicide attempts and even died.

"Many victims have experienced sexual harassment but until now the state is still negligent and negligent," he said.

At least 19 residents who sued consisted of victims of online loans, human rights observers, observers of women's and children's rights, community assistants for the urban poor, heads of disability communities, heads of labor confederations, religious leaders to students who sued online loans in Indonesia.

Furthermore, Jeanny said, there are 11 prominent problems in Indonesia. Starting from unverified registrations to very high loan interest problems, high administrative costs and collection mechanisms that are filled with various criminal acts.

This lawsuit is addressed to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Vice President Ma'ruf Amien, Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate, Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani and the Financial Services Authority (OJK).


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