Ministry Of Finance Denies Sri Mulyani Has A Brompton Bike In Today's Memory, December 8, 2019

Sri Mulyani rode a Brompton bicycle during a leisurely bicycle event in the context of Oeang Day of the Republic of Indonesia (HORI) in 2017. (Facebook of the Ministry of Finance)

JAKARTA Memories of today, five years ago, December 8, 2019, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) denied that Sri Mulyani's boss had a luxury Brompton folding bicycle. The Ministry of Finance said that the bicycle used by Sri mulyani several years ago was a loan.

Previously, the news of the smuggling of a Harley Davidson motorbike and a Brompton from France made a scene. The smuggling was carried out by the President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Ari Askhara. Minister of Finance Sri joked that he never imagined the feeling of riding a 50 million bicycle.

The Indonesian government was shocked by the disclosure of the smuggling of Harley Davidson motorbikes and Brompton bikes. Nothing. The smuggling was carried out consciously by state officials. The culprit was the President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Ari Askhara.

The mode is to bring the luxury goods by being dismantled and divided into 18 boxes. The smuggling was carried out by boarding a new Garuda Indonesia aircraft, Airbus A330-900 Neo.

The smuggling took place safely in France. However, not in Indonesia. The Customs and Excise party at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Soetta) moved quickly. They then detained 18 boxes belonging to the new VIP passenger Garuda Indonesia.

The boxes were opened one by one. As a result, it was revealed, there was a Harley Davidson motorbike and a Brompton bike. This condition made the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani couldn't stop thinking. The two held a press conference at the Ministry of Finance Building on December 5, 2019.

However, before holding a press conference, the two of them first looked at smuggled goods. Erick Thohir tried to look at the luxury of the smuggled motorbike. According to him, the big motorbike (moge) is quite expensive.

Sri is different again. He doesn't really focus on looking at moge. Sri is more interested in looking at the smuggled Brompton bicycles. Sri couldn't stop thinking about the actions of state officials who didn't want to pay excise. In fact, in terms of the salary they got they were able to pay. Sri also tried to listen to what it was like to ride a bicycle with a price range of 50 million while smiling.

"This bicycle costs Rp. 50 million, how can it feel?" Sri Mulyani said as quoted on the Kumparan page, December 5, 2019.

Sri Mulyani's statement also caused a polemic. Sri is considered two-faced. One of the netizens, @IwanSumule_86 uploaded a photo of Sri's momentum and her husband rode a Brompton bike on December 6, 2019.

The upload was accompanied by Sri's statement, a liar. Sri admits that she doesn't know what it's like, but she owns a Brompton bicycle. Sri is also suspected of often using smuggled goods. The upload provoked reactions from many parties. Sri was also flooded with criticism.

The Ministry of Finance did not remain silent. They began defending their boss on December 8, 2019. The Ministry of Finance answered that the circulating photos were taken at a leisurely bicycle event in the context of Oeang Day of the Republic of Indonesia (HORI) in 2017.

Sri was riding on a loan bicycle from the event committee. This means that Sri never had the luxury bicycle. The Ministry of Finance teaches that Sri reveals that she doesn't know what it's like to ride a Brompton bike.

"So it is natural for the Minister of Finance to feel that he has never ridden the bicycle," said the Head of the Communication and Information Service Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, Nufransa Wira Sakti, quoted by the ANTARA page, December 8, 2019.