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Indonesia to finalise Asset Forfeiture Bill

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged the House of Representatives to soon finalise the Asset Forfeiture Bill, saying it will support the handling of corruption cases in the country.
Indonesia to finalise Asset Forfeiture Bill ảnh 1President Joko Widodo speaks to reporters after a visit to Johar Baru Market in central Jakarta on April 5. (Photo: Antara)

Jakarta (VNA) –Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged the House of Representativesto soon finalise the Asset Forfeiture Bill, saying it will support the handling ofcorruption cases in the country.

Deliberations on the bill are still on in theparliament, according to the President.

The Asset Forfeiture Law will make theprosecution of corruption cases easier and serve as a legal umbrella for theauthority to confiscate corruptors' assets, he said.

Earlier, during a joint hearing with Commission IIIof the House, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, andSecurity Affairs, Mahfud MD, also called on legislators to pass the bill.

Mahfud said that the bill would enable thehandling of alleged irregular transactions worth 349 trillion IDR (about 5.2billion USD) at the Ministry of Finance./.

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