The Police Chief's Strict Order: Cooking Oil Must Be In The Field!

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (DOK Public Relations Polri/VOI)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has instructed all regional police chiefs to tighten supervision on the availability of cooking oil in the regions, from production to distribution.

"Later, please confirm that it will be monitored. The National Police will ensure that cooking oil producers have produced according to what the community needs," said Listyo Sigit at the Jakarta Police Headquarters, Monday, March 14.

The things that need to be watched out by the ranks of the Police are the potential for violations by irresponsible parties and only looking for profit in the midst of the difficulty of the community in obtaining these commodities.

The potential violations in question include the efforts of individuals to restrain the distribution of cooking oil stocks to the market. Police in the field are asked not only to check documents, but also to ensure that producers carry out their obligations to distribute cooking oil to the market.

"The most important thing is that colleagues must ensure that starting today, tomorrow, until next week, cooking oil must be available in the field. Both in modern markets and traditional markets. Please be really monitored," he explained.

Then, another potential violation that needs to be watched out for is the disparity in sales prices in the international market.

According to him, there are indications of a violation of the flow of crude palm oil (CPO), which should have been distributed for household needs but has instead been shifted to the industrial market, due to the high price difference.

"How then will the existing stock be managed to be held or take a margin with the price difference. This, please, colleagues, will pay attention later," he added.

The National Police Chief also instructed all regional unit police chiefs to carry out strict supervision of producers and distributors, to ensure that the distribution of cooking oil goes according to its objectives.

There should be, he added, the need for bulk oil and packaged oil, respectively.

The former Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police also asked all ranks of the National Police in the regions to carry out strict supervision at ports, border routes, and land routes, to prevent violations from producers who try to play around in secretly exporting CPO and its derivatives.

This is related to the Government's policy, through the Ministry of Trade, regarding the obligation of companies that export CPO to fulfill their domestic needs or domestic market obligation (DMO).

"Make sure to check with the trade office and task force for coordination regarding the potential for goods to be transported abroad. Therefore, monitor the distribution process at home and abroad through the channels used," he said.

He also asked for close supervision from upstream to downstream, from production to distribution, to ensure that cooking oil is distributed to the market.

With this strict supervision, said Sigit, officers can enforce the rules, enforce the law if necessary, to prevent fraud.

Coordination efforts also need to be carried out by members of the National Police in the field, including the task force involved in food control.

"Please also involve other regional police chiefs, apart from the task force, to monitor ports, borders and other distribution channels. So, Polri's supervision becomes stronger, because Polri must ensure that all cooking oil needs are on the ground," he stressed.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi asked the National Police Chief to ensure that no distributors were holding back cooking oil stocks.

Lutfi also hopes that the National Police can prevent unauthorized shipments of cooking oil abroad.

In order to ensure the availability of cooking oil in the community, Lutfi admits that this cannot be done alone because it requires cooperation with a number of parties. Therefore, his party is ready to coordinate and cooperate with the ranks of the Indonesian National Police in all regions of Indonesia.

"I realize that this is not an easy thing. I ask for help to coordinate together. I believe that we must succeed in this, it is in our interests. At least before fasting or Ramadan we can worship Ramadan solemnly and until Eid is safe, peaceful, and all affordable and affordable." well coordinated," he said.