Indonesian rupiah
Sheet The Jakarta Post On January 4, Indonesian Minister of Political Coordination and Security Budi Gunawan said that law enforcement agencies had confiscated 6,700 billion rupiah (10,515 billion VND) in cash from corruption suspects in just the first 3 months of his office. period of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
The information was given at a press conference co-organized by Mr. Budi with Attorney General ST Burhanuddin on January 2. Minister Budi said that there was not enough room for prosecutors to present evidence, so the cash was kept in a safe managed by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
“Originally, we planned to put them in this room, but after doing some measurements, we found it wasn’t enough. I can tell you it’s that much,” Mr. Budi said. during the press conference.
During the election campaign before taking office as president on October 20, 2024, Mr. Prabowo vowed to destroy corruption and planned to come up with new ways to eliminate corruption. Anti-corruption activists say Indonesia’s anti-corruption campaign has slowed over the past 10 years.
Last month, President Prabowo said he could pardon those guilty of corruption if they return the corrupted items. Speaking to hundreds of students in Cairo during his visit to Egypt on December 18, Mr. Prabowo said he would apply a plan to confiscate corrupt assets in the next few months.
However, speaking later on Christmas, Mr. Prabowo denied that he would pardon corruption criminals, saying he just wanted them to “repent” and return the money they took to atone for their crimes.
