Puan Maharani Hopes The PDP Bill Can Be Completed, So That People Are Free From The Loans Of Loans

Chairman of the House of Representatives Puan Maharani/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, supports the ranks of the Indonesian National Police in eradicating illegal "online" (Pinjol) lending practices that harm the public by taking firm action, cracking down on them.

"Actions should not stop at the operator or their workers, but must reach the boss or the owner. If it is only up to the operator, there will be no deterrent effect for the owners, and it is not impossible that they will re-open illegal loans by recruiting new workers," said Puan. quoted in a written statement received in Jakarta, Saturday.

According to Puan, legal action against illegal borrowing must ensnare the owner or investor, even if the person concerned is a foreign citizen (foreigner).

For this reason, Puan hopes that the police and related agencies will continue to intensify the eradication of illegal loans that are detrimental and disturbing the community.

"I appreciate the steps taken by the National Police Chief and his staff to eradicate illegal online loans that have been giving trouble to the community. The eradication of online loan sharks must continue to be intensified so that there are no more screams of people whose personal data is misused and intimidated," said Puan.

The former PMK Coordinating Minister also appreciated President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s move to ask Kominfo and the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to temporarily suspend new loan permits to minimize abuse through the digital application service.

Through this moment, Puan again invited the government to complete the Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP) in order to prevent the misuse of citizens' personal data and punish the perpetrators even more severely.

Because, he said, so far the perpetrators of illegal lending have only been charged with the Criminal Code, the ITE Law and the Consumer Protection Law.

"With the existence of the PDP Law later, the perpetrators of illegal lending who misuse the personal data of citizens will be given another sentence, so that the punishment will be doubled," he said.

In addition, the first woman who served as Chair of the DPR also encouraged the government to continue to intensify digital literacy and financial literacy to the public in order to prevent debt bondage from borrowing practices, both illegal and legal (registered with OJK).

"If prevention and prosecution can go hand in hand, the community will be more protected from the snares of this digital loan shark," said Puan.