The Case Of A Fake Money Factory At UIN Makassar Was Revealed, BI Will Coordinate With The South Sulawesi Regional Police

JAKARTA - Bank Indonesia (BI) has opened its voice regarding the viral incident on social media related to counterfeiting money at UIN Alauddin Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Head of the BI Money Management Department, Marlison Hakim, said that Bank Indonesia appreciated the efforts of law enforcement officials in uncovering the existence of counterfeit money makers and dealers in the South Sulawesi region.

"Bank Indonesia has also carried out intensive coordination with the South Sulawesi Regional Police in disclosing the crime of counterfeiting the Rupiah money," he explained to VOI, Friday, December 20.

Furthermore, Marlison said that Bank Indonesia is also ready to support the National Police in the process of investigating the case by clarifying evidence of counterfeit money and is ready to provide assistance from Rupiah experts when necessary.

According to Marlison, this coordination is in line with the role of the National Police and Bank Indonesia as part of the Coordinating Board for the Eradication of Counterfeit Money (BOTASUPAL). The Botasupal elements consist of the State Intelligence Agency, the Indonesian National Police, the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Finance, and Bank Indonesia.

In addition, Marlison conveyed that Bank Indonesia also urges the public not to worry and still be able to transact in cash and recognize the characteristics of the original money in 3D, namely View, Diraba, and Ditewang.

Marlison said that if the public gets/finds money that is suspected or suspected of being fake, it should be reported to the authorities, banks or Bank Indonesia.

Marlison added that the ratio of counterfeit money to Circulated Money (UYD) shows a downward trend in recent years. Throughout 2024, the ratio of counterfeit money to UYD is 4 ppm/peace per billion or 4 pieces in every 1 million money circulating, this figure is lower than in 2022 and 2023 at 5 ppm and 9 and 7 ppm in 2020 and 2021.

According to Marlison, the quality of counterfeit money is very low when compared to the original Rupiah, such as using HVS paper and printing the usual offset, so that it is still easily recognized by the public by 3D.

For information, quoted from the November 2024 edition of Currency News, the Rp50,000 banknote year of 2022 emissions won 2nd place in BestBrokers' version of "World's Most Secure Currecies", an independent institution that focuses on the analysis and ranking of platform financial trading.

This also shows that Rupiah paper Rupiah is Rp50,000 for the 2022 edition as the 2nd safest fraction in the world with 17 advanced security features. So that Rupiah is increasingly difficult to counterfeit and more easily recognize.