Minister Mahfud’s Influence Peddling
Monday, June 19, 2023
Minister Mahfud Md’s statement regarding a loan claim by Jusuf Hamka could be considered influence peddling. This is treading on very thin ice.
THE Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud Md. could be considered trying to peddle influence when he promised he would demand loan reimbursement from the government on behalf of businessman Jusuf Hamka. Ethical issues aside, the move smacks of being an inch away from corruption, particularly when bearing in mind that Mahfud is also a member of the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) Task Force, which
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