Monday, March 20, Mahfud Will Meet Sri Mulyani Again To Clarify Rp300 Trillion Of Suspicious Transactions By The Ministry Of Finance

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (ANTARA)

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD said he would return to meet with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Monday, March 20, to clarify the suspicious transaction of IDR 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance.

Mahfud conveyed this when answering questions in Dialogue with the Indonesian people in Melbourne, Australia, whose quotes were broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, March 17.

"Just wait, on Monday, March 20, I have returned to Jakarta, I have met Mrs. Sri Mulyani," he said.

According to Mahfud, tracing the findings of suspicious transactions of Rp. 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) experienced positive developments.

"The progress is positive, I came here to the latest development, there is a statement that it is not corruption, it is not money laundering offenses," he said.

However, Mahfud said that it was unethical for him to explain further the matter because at this time he was not yet in the country.

"If there is strange shopping, there are strange transactions, why not corruption, not money laundering offenses. That's what I will explain later with Mrs. Sri Mulyani. I can't explain from here, it's not allowed and unethical," he said.

On the other hand, Mahfud reiterated that he and Sri Mulyani have the same passion and determination in improving the bureaucracy from corruption.

"Mrs. Sri Mulyani has worked hard to organize this country to be free from corruption. We work together," he said.

Therefore, Mahfud emphasized that the suspicious transaction issue at the Ministry of Finance would be handled until it was finished.

"It will be finished and believe in me because of our good intentions, Mrs. Sri Mulyani and I are good friends and always talk about how to solve it," he concluded.

Previously, on Friday, March 10, Mahfud MD had said that the findings of suspicious transactions of Rp. 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance for the 2009-2023 period were indications of alleged money laundering (TPPU).

Head of PPATK Ivan Yustiavandana on Tuesday, March 14, said that the suspicious transaction of Rp. 300 trillion was a number related to the crime of customs and taxation handled by the Ministry of Finance as investigators for the origin of the crime.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD today answered questions about suspicious transactions worth 300 trillion rupiah at the Ministry of Finance which became a conversation in the past week.