Tax Havens and Public Officials
The government should not remain silent over the names of civil servants listed in the Panama Papers. It is not enough for President Joko Widodo to summon the officials concerned and listen to their explanations on why they own companies in tax-haven nations, as disclosed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
The President should be more assertive. He should, for example, conduct an independent investigation to determine the real motives of companies seeking a tax shelter in other countries. Law No. 28/1999 on a Clean Government Free of Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism clearly justifies such action.
April 26, 2016
The government should not remain silent over the names of civil servants listed in the Panama Papers. It is not enough for President Joko Widodo to summon the officials concerned and listen to their explanations on why they own companies in tax-haven nations, as disclosed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
The President should be more assertive. He should, for example, conduct an independent investigation to determin
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