Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami 
Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Mahinda Arkyasa
Indonesia is currently experiencing a discrepancy between the values constituted in the 1945 Constitution and the reality of how the country is run by its Government, especially in the economic sector.
During a lecture at Universitas Pelita Harapan, Wednesday (27/2), Amien Rais, former Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), stated that it seems that the country is managed without considering the values and norms stated in the 1945 Constitution.
Amien said that if the economy is managed in accordance with the 1945 Constitution, specifically Article 33, it will significantly improve public welfare. “Article 33 is the essence of the 1945 Constitution,” he stated.
The former Chairman of MPR explained that key industries of Indonesian economy such as banking, mining, and plantation, are being dominated and controlled by foreign parties. Meanwhile, Article 33 (2) of the 1945 Constitution stipulates that key industries must be controlled by the State.
He argued that the condition of foreign control happens because the country has been overcome by systematic corruption involving major corporations, which he refers to as state hijack corruption. This type of corruption has enabled foreign parties and corporations to manipulate the Government to draft laws and regulations in favor of their interests.
Quoting from his book “Selamatkan Indonesia,” Amien stated that governmental institutions must immediately stop taking part in state hijack corruption in order to stop and prevent corporate domination by foreign parties over the State’s resources.
In addition, he also urged law enforcement agencies to actively eradicate corruption and economic crimes that have crippled the country.
“Corporations are unable to act freely if they are not supported by the Government,” he concluded.
(jt)
Mahinda Arkyasa
Indonesia is currently experiencing a discrepancy between the values constituted in the 1945 Constitution and the reality of how the country is run by its Government, especially in the economic sector.
During a lecture at Universitas Pelita Harapan, Wednesday (27/2), Amien Rais, former Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), stated that it seems that the country is managed without considering the values and norms stated in the 1945 Constitution.
Amien said that if the economy is managed in accordance with the 1945 Constitution, specifically Article 33, it will significantly improve public welfare. “Article 33 is the essence of the 1945 Constitution,” he stated.
The former Chairman of MPR explained that key industries of Indonesian economy such as banking, mining, and plantation, are being dominated and controlled by foreign parties. Meanwhile, Article 33 (2) of the 1945 Constitution stipulates that key industries must be controlled by the State.
He argued that the condition of foreign control happens because the country has been overcome by systematic corruption involving major corporations, which he refers to as state hijack corruption. This type of corruption has enabled foreign parties and corporations to manipulate the Government to draft laws and regulations in favor of their interests.
Quoting from his book “Selamatkan Indonesia,” Amien stated that governmental institutions must immediately stop taking part in state hijack corruption in order to stop and prevent corporate domination by foreign parties over the State’s resources.
In addition, he also urged law enforcement agencies to actively eradicate corruption and economic crimes that have crippled the country.
“Corporations are unable to act freely if they are not supported by the Government,” he concluded.
(jt)