JAKARTA - The government is still waiting for the discussion process of the Bill on Asset Confiscation to be completed in the House of Representatives (DPR).
The statement was made by the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, in response to a question about whether there was an acceleration in discussing the bill in line with the long process of handing over assets of a number of corruptors in recent times.
"The government, in principle, the President does want this bill to be completed faster, but because the initiative proposal is already in the DPR, we are waiting," said Supratman as reported by ANTARA, Friday, June 19.
He explained that the Asset Confiscation Bill had been agreed upon by the government together with the DPR to become a parliamentary initiative bill.
Thus, currently the process of discussing the bill is still ongoing in the DPR RI.
During a public hearing at the parliament complex, Jakarta, Monday (20/4), member of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Rikwanto, said the Asset Confiscation Bill related to Criminal Acts needed to regulate the establishment of a special body to manage confiscated assets.
"Don't let it be confiscated when the value is around Rp. 100 million and becomes state wealth, but over time it will decrease to Rp. 1 million due to depreciation and other factors," said Rikwanto.
According to him, this arrangement is important to prevent a significant decline in asset value due to suboptimal management.
The special agency, he said, could be under the prosecutor's office, outside the prosecutor's office, or in another form according to the discussion of the bill.
He added that the preparation of the bill also needed to deepen the aspect of asset management that was confiscated, considering that the object was not only vehicles, houses, or land, but could also include plantations to large-scale mining.
On the other hand, he emphasized that the implementation of the rules must still be guided by constitutional rights, namely that every action must be based on the law.
Therefore, he added, the DPR RI Expert Body formulated the nomenclature of the bill with the title of the Bill on Asset Confiscation "Related to Criminal Acts", which emphasizes that asset confiscation must be based on criminal acts.
Rikwanto also emphasized that the law should not be a repressive tool and all law enforcement processes must respect the rights of the parties concerned, including third parties in terms of inheritance rights.
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