DPR: Alleged ACT Case Becomes Momentum For Pushing Charity Act

One of the operational buses titled humanity food bus from ACT. (doc act.id)

JAKARTA - The philanthropic organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) was hit by a slanted issue of allegations of misuse of aid funds to facilitate the luxurious life of the institution's leadership.

As a result, netizens on Twitter spoofed Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) into 'Action Fast Tilep' which was accompanied by public criticism. ACT itself is a foundation that works in the social and humanitarian fields. However, ACT founder Ahyudin was rumored to have misappropriated the people's funds for his personal life.

Responding to this, member of Commission VIII of the DPR RI, Maman Imanulhaq, admitted that he was not surprised by the alleged "bancakan" at the community fund management institution. Because according to him, the incident is like an iceberg phenomenon that many are not revealed.

"This ACT case will actually open up a kind of iceberg phenomenon where institutions act in the name of humanity and even religion to drain donations from the public who really want to do good. Instead of being distributed, the funds are instead used for personal interests," Maman said to reporters, Monday, July 4th.

The caretaker of the Al Mizan Jatiwangi Islamic Boarding School also asked the legal apparatus to give strict sanctions if it is later proven that there are institutional managers who use community donations for personal purposes. "Don't let hundreds of billions of people's funds be used as bankrolls to accumulate wealth, carry out the hedonistic lifestyle of the managers," said Maman.

In addition, said Maman, the government also needs to move quickly to revoke the permits of institutions that are proven to have misappropriated funds under the guise of humanitarian aid.

Even the alleged case, continued Maman, should be used as a momentum to encourage the formation of the "Charity Act". According to the PKB politician, the law will later become a legal umbrella for super-tight supervision of social assistance institutions to make them more transparent and accountable.

"So far there is no regulation that accommodates institutions like this, what exists is to provide flexibility to social institutions so that their management is perfunctory," he concluded.