Govt warned about organized crime<\/p>\n
SEMARANG (JP): Leading criminologist Mulyana W. Kusumah warned
\nthat Indonesia must thoroughly prepare itself to deal with
\ninternational organized crime which is now expanding operations
\nworldwide.<\/p>\n
International crime organizations like the Mafia, the Triads
\nand the Yakuza, as well as Columbia-based narcotics cartels, are
\nspreading their activities throughout the world, including East
\nAsia, Mulyana, of the Jakarta-based University of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
He said there is also another crime syndicate, whose name is
\nless familiar in Indonesia, that is based in the former Soviet
\nrepublics.<\/p>\n
These organizations deal with various kinds of crimes from car
\nthefts, selling nuclear materials, smuggling migrants, computer
\ncrimes, trafficking drugs, selling firearms, to environmental
\ncrimes and money laundering, Mulyana told The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
"The operation of these organizations has become a social,
\neconomic and political threat to many countries, both the
\ndeveloped and developing ones," he said.<\/p>\n
Mulyana, an executive of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation,
\nsaid the organizations exploit loopholes in banking regulations
\nin certain countries to legally deposit their money. They also
\ninvest some of their funds in legal businesses, he said.<\/p>\n
Even though many countries have ratified the UN convention
\nagainst money laundering, this does not affect the organizations,
\nwhich have "political support" from certain governments, Mulyana
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He praised the domestics police for their idea of cooperating
\nwith the international police to develop a national central
\nbureau as an effort to cope with international crime activities.<\/p>\n
A developing country with high economic growth like Indonesia
\ncould become a target for international crime operations,
\nespecially because of the intensified business interactions and
\nthe weak regulations, he said.<\/p>\n
"Clearly, the door is open for them to run both legal and
\nillegal businesses," he said.<\/p>\n
Mulyana also underlined the need for a good governance to
\nprevent international crimes.<\/p>\n
Good governance can only be established if there is proper
\naccountability by the government, enough room for social control,
\nand strong law enforcement, which could stop the practice of
\ncorruption and collusion between business people and government
\nofficials, Mulyana said.<\/p>\n
He supported the statement of the Minister of Justice Oetojo
\nOesman, who recently said that because the national criminal code
\nhad universal principles, the government should fully support
\ninternational cooperation pattern to fight transnational
\norganized crimes. Cooperation is needed not only in the
\ninvestigation process, but also in prosecution and trials,
\nMulyana quoted the minister as saying.<\/p>\n
Mulyana said the effort to combat international crimes should
\ninclude not only the reformation and improvement of the national
\nlegal system, but also the drafting of new international
\nagreements. (har\/sim)<\/p>",
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