Misused political funds<\/p>\n
Those in power change with the passage of time. But those in
\nthe political elite are still fond of abusing their positions.
\nFor example, contradictory statements on political parties'
\nfinancial reports have been made, but the authorities have only
\nresponded perfunctorily.<\/p>\n
The political elite say that their parties have submitted
\nfinancial reports to the Supreme Court, while in fact they have
\nnot done so. High ranking officials of the Supreme Court have
\ndisclosed that the Supreme Court had no authority to force
\npolitical parties to submit their financial reports.<\/p>\n
The home minister explained, meanwhile, that the delivery of
\nfinancial reports to the Supreme Court was based only on the
\npolitical ethics and awareness of each political party.<\/p>\n
What can we say given that senior Supreme Court officials and
\nthe home minister are apparently ignorant of the regulations
\ngoverning their duties? One of these regulations imposes limits
\non donations and the need to clearly state the names of donors.
\nAn individual may not contribute more than Rp 15 million to a
\npolitical party in one year, while donations from companies or
\ninstitutions are limited to not more than Rp 150 million.<\/p>\n
There is no legal vacuum, but the political parties failed to
\nrespect transparency and accountability. The political elite
\nthink that they can continue to secretly abuse funds. This
\nsituation is worsened by the passive attitude of the Supreme
\nCourt.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/misused-political-funds-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }