JAKARTA - A mass of people who are members of the Anti-Corruption Youth Action Committee (KAPAK) urged the DPR RI to immediately form a Special Committee (Pansus) to investigate the plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara in a project they call "Agrinas Gate".
The demand was conveyed in an action in front of the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Monday, April 13. The action was tinged with tension when the masses tried to burn tires, but was successfully prevented by the police. The crowd then burned banners containing images of a number of parties that they considered related to the project.
The field coordinator of the action and KAPAK's public relations, Adib Alwi, assessed that the DPR must immediately use its supervisory function to investigate alleged irregularities in the import project.
"We demand that the DPR immediately form the Agrinas Gate Pansus and call the President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara to be held accountable," said Adib.
According to him, the large-scale import project raises a number of fundamental questions, especially regarding the government's reasons for choosing imports over encouraging domestic production.
"If the government chooses to import, there are two possibilities: it is unable or unwilling. If it is unable, it is a failure of policy. If it does not want to, the public has the right to suspect that there are other interests behind it," he said.
Adib also highlighted the financing scheme of the project which was considered not transparent, including the possibility of using the state budget or other funding schemes that have not been explained publicly.
Therefore, KAPAK urges the Financial Audit Agency (BPK) to conduct a thorough investigative audit, and asks the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately intervene.
"The KPK must immediately summon and examine the President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara. This must be the gateway to unravel the entire decision-making process in this project," he said.
He reminded that modern corruption practices are often disguised in procedures that appear legal, so it takes the courage of law enforcement officers to trace the entire chain of policies and funds.
Adib added that the use of cooperative narratives in the project should also be criticized. According to him, cooperatives are often used as a legitimacy for large projects that are not completely transparent.
"Don't let cooperatives only be a face, while strategic decisions are controlled by a handful of elites," he said.
However, he emphasized that the criticism delivered was not intended to hinder development, but rather to encourage strategic projects to be carried out transparently, accountable, and in the national interest.
"If the need for such a large vehicle is real, then the process must be opened transparently, involve the domestic industry, and make sure there is no conflict of interest," he concluded.
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