Top! Sri Mulyani Fires Civil Servants Of The Directorate General Of Taxes Who Accept Bribes

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Finance)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani confirmed that the tax officers of the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Taxes who were suspected of accepting bribes had the status of inactive.

"For employees of the Directorate General of Taxes who are suspected of being involved in the practice of bribery, their duties have been released from office," he said in a virtual press conference, Wednesday, March 3.

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani added that this step was a firm stance on the disgraceful actions of individual employees who tarnished the name of the institution. In addition, dismissal is also intended so that the current legal process can proceed in accordance with applicable regulations.

"In order to facilitate the investigation process by the KPK, the concerned person has resigned and is being processed from the administrative side of the ASN (state civil apparatus)," he said.

Sri Mulyani hopes that this incident will be a valuable lesson for all parties so that it will not be repeated in the future. So, the dignity and good name of the Directorate General of Taxation institution can be maintained.

"Through these steps, it is hoped that the law enforcement process by the KPK will not have a negative impact on the performance of the Directorate General of Taxes organization," he said.

"This (bribery case) is clearly a betrayal and has hurt the feelings of all employees at the Ministry of Finance throughout Indonesia," continued the Minister of Finance.

For information, the alleged bribery of the Directorate General of Taxation originated from public reports in early 2020. From this information, the Ministry of Finance then took quick steps by optimizing the function of the internal compliance unit.

Not only that, Sri Mulyani said that the Ministry of Finance also collaborated with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to thoroughly investigate this bribery case.

"We do not tolerate acts of corruption and violations of the code of ethics committed by all or by anyone within the Ministry of Finance employees," he said.