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Selling influence on the Medan bloc

Selling influence on the Medan bloc

 


TEMPO.CO, JakartaJokowi's son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, is implicated in an alleged corruption case involving a mining permit in the northern Moluccas. He is accused of selling his influence.

Bobby Afif Nasution, son-in-law of former President Joko Widodo, is allegedly involved in bribery linked to mining in the northern Moluccas. The candidate for governor of North Sumatra could be seen as having sold his influence as a public servant and relative of the president to financially benefit another person.

Bobby is implicated in this alleged corruption of mining permits after former North Moluccan Governor Abdul Gani Kasuba testified in the Ternate District Court. Abdul Gani said the term “Medan Block” was used in connection with the application for a mining permit on Gebe Island in central Halmahera. This code, according to Abdul Gani, referred to a company owned by Kahiyang Ayu, wife of Bobby and daughter of Jokowi.

So far, there is no evidence of any cash flow or mining activity in the North Moluccas affiliated with Bobby, as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) does not has not yet carried out an investigation. However, the fact that there was a meeting, accompanied by photographic documentation, between Abdul Gani and Bobby with other businessmen close to them, indicates that Bobby was aware of the award of this mining concession.

As head of North Sumatra, Bobby has no authority over the management of mining permits in North Moluccas, a province thousands of kilometers from Medan. The only reason Bobby and his associates met Abdul Gani must be his status as the son-in-law of the then president.

Presidential in-laws benefit from many privileges: they are very close to the center of power, they are protected in business and they are almost untouchable by the law. It was the special right as close to the president that opened the way for secret negotiations on the sharing of mining blocks. For Abdul Ghani and the group of businessmen close to Bobby, Bobby's presence is a guarantee that the corrupt acts they commit will not result in any legal consequences.

However, sharing mining permit areas through clandestine negotiations clearly constitutes a violation of the law. Regulation No. 11/2018 of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Procedures for Granting Zones, Permits and Reporting of Commercial Mineral and Coal Mining Activities stipulates that mining permits are granted to commercial entities, companies or individuals through a competitive bidding process.

The Medan Block password allegedly linked to Bobby proves that there are politicians and tycoons who have divided the central Halmahera mining area. This means that there was no transparent or accountable tender process as required by the Ministry of Energy regulations.

Politicians who sell their influence – like what Bobby allegedly did – can be prosecuted. In 2013, KPK investigators arrested Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, former chairman of the Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS), over beef import permits. Luthfi, who at the time was a member of Commission I of the House of Representatives on agriculture-related issues, was imprisoned for influencing the allocation of beef import quotas by the Ministry of Agriculture. Agriculture, a ministry headed by a member of the PKS. As a result, Luthfi was imprisoned for 18 years.

Selling influence is a serious crime. Allowing an alleged influence seller like Bobby Nasution to go free is no different than allowing corruption to continue to flourish.

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