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Saber Pungli receives 17,600 reports on illegal fees in 50 days
The Saber Pungli illegal levies eradication task force received 17,600 reports on illegal fees since its establishment less than two months ago, a minister said on Sunday.
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Central Sulawesi Police spokesperson Adj. Sr. Comr. Hari Suprapto (left) talks to the press about the Saber Pungli task force in Palu on Dec. 9. (Antara/Basri Marzuki)
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he Saber Pungli illegal levies eradication task force has received 17,600 reports on illegal fees since its establishment less than two months ago, a minister said on Sunday.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said during a Saber Pungli campaign event at the National Monument in Jakarta that the number was significant.
“What does it mean? The public is aware that the task to eradicate illegal fees is not only the responsibility of the task force, but also the public has to actively participate by reporting illegal fees they are faced with,” he said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Most of the reports, he said, were related to permit issuance, administrative documents, land certificates and passports.
He said the campaign against illegal levies was important because such payments had become entrenched in local culture, thus people tolerated them.
“The Saber Pungli task force is at the central government level while in the provinces it is called Saber Pungli unit,” Wiranto said.
“There is a perception that Saber Pungli is an ad hoc task force. It’s not true. We will work until the country is free of illegal fees,” he said.
He said the task force had run 22 operations in various institutions in Jakarta and the regions.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo formed Saber Pungli on Oct. 28 this year. The task force is led by Comr. Gen. Dwi Priyatno. (evi)
