PDIP Politician Prays For Mahfud MD Not To Be Reshuffled By Jokowi Because Of IDR 349 Trillion In Gaduh At The Ministry Of Finance

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR from the PDIP faction Johan Budi, prayed for the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD not to be reshuffled by President Joko Widodo in the aftermath of a suspicious transaction of Rp. 349 trillion in the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) after being submitted to the public. Initially, Johan Budi admitted that he was surprised because at the end of Mahfud MD's statement in the RDPU with Commission III of the DPR, Wednesday, March 29, the Chairman of the National Coordination Committee for Prevention and Eradication of TPPU felt sorry for Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani for conveying the issue of odd transactions in the institution that did not match the facts. "I am surprised Mr. Mahfud stated this, 'Mr. Sri Mulyani's love, what was conveyed by Mrs. Sri Mulyani in front of Commission XI was not based on facts. Is that true, Mr. Mahfud said that right? right?," said Johan Budi at the meeting.

"There are two things, sir, Mr. Jokowi believes in the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, I'm sure Mr. Jokowi also believes in Sri Mulyani. Which means who lied about this?," he continued.

According to the PDIP politician, the issue of odd transactions at the Ministry of Finance is not a stuck issue. However, the issue of Rp. 349 trillion is a serious issue. "When Mr. Mahfud on March 8 stated that there were Rp. 300 trillion suspicious transactions at the Ministry of Finance, PBNU invited (not paying taxes) because Mr. Mahfud's statement was not too far from the case that was being discussed. Public opinion must have led to taxes so that on social media there were many invitations to boycott taxes, right? There is a commotion that needs to be straightened out," Johan explained. "Then when I had a meeting with PPATK, I deliberately didn't ask because I thought it was an anti-limax because Mrs. Sri Mulyani was already in the press conference," Johan added, questioning the urgency of Mahfud's summons to Commission III of the DPR. Because according to him, in today's meeting it was also unclear what the status of Rp. 349 trillion, which was said to be not a potential for corruption but money laundering. "So what is Mr. Mahfud's need? Because I think to make it clear IDR 349 clear "That trillion. Is it clear what Rp349 is? It's not clear, sir, there's nothing you said, which you said the aggregate was not clear, what happened, sir, we don't know yet. Therefore, we need a follow-up to have a clear Rp349 T. I support Mr. Mahfud to open the widest possible Rp349 T so that the public also knows," said Johan Budi. The former spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also questioned Mahfud's basis for calling the TPPU at the Ministry of Finance not a corruption case. Because To his knowledge, corruption can occur if there is a crime of origin, namely money laundering. "I am a legal layman compared to Mr. Mahfud, but I have worked in an institution about the law so that when there is a statement there is a suspicious transaction of money laundering, not corruption, it has been concluded that it is not corruption, the Director General at the Ministry of Finance stated that it is not corruption, who actually has the right to determine that it is not corruption? As long as what I know that money laundering offenses have a criminal name as long as they can come from "Corruption, don't conclude that there is no corruption there, so Mr. Mahfud, I want to know what is the basis for the statement that Rp. 349 trillion is not corruption," said Johan Budi. The former President's spokesman also reminded Mahfud MD to be careful in keeping'secret' both institutions and individuals. This, he said, so that there would be no chaos in the public sphere. "I understand Pak Mahfud's feelings so that at the beginning he was a bit emotional. I remind you whether it was a member of Commission III, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, the head of PPATK, Everyone has dirt, sir, has a dark side, maybe when we are in power, no one dares to investigate. I have a job opportunity in the institution so I know the dirt of people but I just keep it," said Johan. "So I ask my friend of Commission III not to threaten him, Mr. Mahfud also doesn't threaten either, because being a member of the DPR for only 5 years, if not in PAW, so the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs is not necessarily 5 years old, if it is reshuffled," he added. Johan then prayed for Mahfud so as not to be hit by a reshuffle. Because as a former presidential spokesman, Jokowi does not like noisy ministers.

"I was once Jokowi's spokesman, Mr. Jokowi really didn't like ministers who argued outside, immediately reshuffled, of course I prayed that Mr. Mahfud would not be reshuffled because of this," said Johan Budi. "Because I know very well Mr. Mahfud, the person is straight, very brave. If I look at the public, everyone supports Mr. Mahfud, I also because what Mr. Mahfud said is in line with what the public will be, just dismantle it," he added.