Worth Analyzed! Urged By DPR On Cooking Oil Mafia, Trade Minister Lutfi Says Police Will Announce Three Suspects Next Week

Screenshot of the DPR meeting with the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi. (Photo: Doc. VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI DPR RI Andre Rosiade asked the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi to reveal the cooking oil mafia. Because, he assesses the problem of cooking oil has dragged on.

This was conveyed during a meeting of Commission VI of the DPR RI with the Minister of Trade (Minister of Trade) regarding the Discussion on Commodity Prices and Readiness of the Ministry of Trade in Stabilizing Prices and Supply of Basic Needs Ahead of Fasting and Eid at the DPR RI Office, Thursday, March 17.

"Please state who the mafia is, what steps the Ministry of Trade takes for it. Goods are plentiful but expensive, meaning there are hoarders," said Andre.

Andre views that the high and uncontrolled price of cooking oil shows that the government has lost to these irresponsible people.

"You should be firm. What guarantees do we have for them. The people need justice," he said.

In response to this, the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi said that he had provided data on findings to the police regarding the hoarding of cooking oil which amounted to thousands of tons.

"I have given all the data. This is still a presumption of innocence, but we have found it and this is in the thousands of tons (hoarding). We have reported it to the Police through the Criminal Investigation Unit, we have started to arrest and investigate," he explained.

According to Lutfi, there are already suspects who will be named. The determination of the suspect candidates will be announced on Monday, March 21 by the police.

"I leave it to the police so they can decide the legal process. On Monday there will be potential suspects," he said.

Furthermore, Lutfi explained that the hoarding mechanism was carried out by escaping subsidies to upper-middle industries. Then, subsidized bulk cooking oil is repackaged into premium cooking oil, and subsidized bulk cooking oil is transported abroad.

"There are three targets that will be set on Monday. Three of them will have potential suspects on Monday. The police will announce them on Monday," said the Trade Minister.