Lawmakers vow to prevent tax mafia committee from political intervention

Lawmakers vow to prevent the tax mafia eradication committee from political intervention that might bend the committee from its initial goal to unveil the protectors behind tax graft suspect Gayus Tambunan.

“I fully realize that political works are not sterile from politicking attempts. But we will be all out to set up transparency on the highest level so that the people would be able to see what really happens with the committee’s work,” Eva Kusuma Sundari, lawmaker from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), told  The Jakarta Post Saturday.

Democratic Party lawmaker Pieter Zulkifli was in harmony with Eva, saying that he greatly expected that the committee would focus on the effort to debunk the greater perpetrators from the tax graft case. He then expected the media to strictly monitor the process later on.

“With the favor of media, I expect that those who have the hidden agenda would think twice to play the tricks,” he reasoned.

The House Law Commission has organized a new working committee that is aimed at revealing the graft case that sees Gayus as one of the suspects. The lawmakers have also argued that the committee would be set to encourage the police to be all out in spotting those who should be held responsible over the case that is allegedly inflicted huge state losses.