JAKARTA - The Executive Director of Lingkar Madani Indonesia, Ray Rangkuti, emphasized that there was no reason for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and other law enforcement agencies such as the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Indonesia not to thoroughly investigate the alleged potential loss of the state in the import policy of 105,000 units of pick-up vehicles by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara.
"Based on the initial findings of the Indonesia Youth Congress and the case of the position presented, this case is already very clear. There is no reason for the KPK not to investigate thoroughly," said Ray in a public discussion, Wednesday, March 18 in Central Jakarta.
However, Ray admitted that he doubted the KPK's courage in recent years to handle major cases. He assessed that public encouragement also needed to be directed to other law enforcement agencies so that the legal process could continue.
"In addition to the KPK, the public also needs to encourage the prosecutor's office to investigate this case," he said.
Ray also highlighted the decision to import vehicles from India which was considered necessary to be explained transparently to the public. He questioned whether the policy was related to Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin's visit to India.
"This must be explained by PT Agrinas and the government. Why choose imports from India, not domestic automotive products," he said.
Similarly, Professor of Political Science at the National University, Firdaus Syam, assessed that the import policy was contrary to President Prabowo Subianto's spirit in encouraging domestic industries.
"There is a regression in thinking. The president encourages national automotive companies, but it is actually imported," he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Legal and Investigation Division of the Indonesian Youth Congress, Wana Alamsyah, assessed that this import policy has the potential to become a gateway for corrupt practices in the procurement of goods and services, especially in the BUMN environment.
"This policy can be seen as a practice of rent-seeking for the business-political community in order to reap profits," he said.
He also quoted the results of monitoring by the Indonesia Corruption Watch which found indications of conflicts of interest in the program.
According to him, this import policy should be canceled because it is considered not to provide benefits for domestic business actors and the people's economy.
The discussion also featured a number of other speakers, including Ahmad Sofyan from Binus University, Bhima Yudistira from CELIOS, as well as policy researchers Gian Kasogi and Syaiful Hidayatullah.
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