Talking Louder than the Walking

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo seems to be willing to leave behind many good things worthy of being cherished as his legacy, not only the massive infrastructure, but the legislation he views as policy breakthroughs.

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

Screenshot when the Chairperson of the National Coordinating Committee for the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) who is also the Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD gave a press statement after a discussion meeting on the Asset Confiscation Bill (RUU) at the Kemenkopolhukam Office , Jakarta, Friday (14/3/2023).

On Thursday (4/5/2023), Kompas received information that the President's letter along with the draft law on illicit asset recovery were sent to the House of Representatives. The letter says the deliberation of the bill on asset recovery should be prioritized.

This bill stipulates the measures to deal with the amassing of illicit wealth. The impact of such crimes damages the national economic order and reduces the state’s capacity to improve public welfare.