MAKI Attorney Will Report Cooking Oil Case To PPNS Ministry Of Trade

Kindangen/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The attorney for the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) and the Indonesian Justice Society Aspirations Association (ASMAKI) Lefrand Kindangen said that his party would make an official report to the PPNS of the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) regarding the alleged crime of hoarding cooking oil. "There is a new official report to PPNS (civil servant investigators) at the Ministry of Trade regarding the alleged crime of trafficking and consumer protection, namely bulk cooking oil used as packaging at an expensive price," Lefrand told reporters at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, April 25. He revealed that the report was a reaction from MAKI and ASMAKI for the lack of action from PPNS. Through the report, Lefrancd hoped that his party could force PPNS to act more actively and carry out legal proceedings for the high cost and scarcity of cooking oil. Although, he said, there are doubts because one of the officers A position at the Ministry of Trade is suspected of being involved in the cooking oil scarcity case, namely the Director General of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Trade Indrasari Wisnu Wardhana. The judge's decision, said Lefrand, also clearly proves that the Ministry of Trade has not taken any action regarding the scarcity of cooking oil." We will also file a new court lawsuit within the next 3 months if the PPNS cannot do anything. We will continue to file lawsuits until the judge wins," he said, quoted by Antara. cooking oil mafia.

MAKI requested the single judge examining the case to declare the termination of the defendant's investigation invalid as the supervisor of the PPNS in charge of consumer protection and trade order. investigation. Therefore, their application was rejected. Regarding the rejection of the application, Lefrancd stated that his party is grateful and respects the judge's decision. tired, please be annoyed if we will continue to sue until this cooking oil scarcity case does not happen again. Even though there are already suspects from the Attorney General's Office, we will continue to carry out this judicial lawsuit, "said Lefrancd.