Revoke liquor trading decree!

Revoke liquor trading decree!

From Bisnis Indonesia

It is widely reported in the mass media that the government
has issued a policy on the trading arrangements for liquor. In my
opinion, this policy will lead to monopolistic practices.

Such practices are usually fraught with corruption, collusion
and nepotism. Therefore, the minister of industry and trade
should immediately revoke the import trading arrangement adopted
by PT Dharma Niaga and PT Cipta Niaga by virtue of the Decree of
the Minister of Industry and Trade No. 230/MPP/Kep/7/97. Article
2 should be immediately revoked as the two companies are not
legal importers.

The two companies are simply "puppets" as in practice the
import of liquor is actually carried out by the distributors that
the two companies appoint.

These two companies only:
1. give import letters;
2. place stickers on the bottles;
3. allow corruption, collusion and nepotism to grow.

Once again, the minister of industry and trade should
immediately revoke Decree No. 230/MPP/Kep/7/97 and then allow
freedom to other companies to import liquor as arranged in the
Law on Trade Affairs and the Law on Customs Affairs.

LOKOT HASUDUNGAN

Medan, North Sumatra