Initiate currency control and peg the rupiah to singapore or even better still the yuan to stabilise the rupiah. Instability will deter genuine long term investors.
Academic qualification does not proof the person is capable. Proven track records does. In this case is Burhannuddin and Gultom really has track record of leading Indonesia out of financial crisis?
If they have then, that many banks will not fall into the hands of foreigners. On top of that, if a person who is suspected or have made payoffs to members in the MPR or DPR to approve certain laws in finance, then they should be considered to gross incompetent. You can’t just use money to get law approve.
Law must be approve based on fact and current country’s condition. The same thing on what Yusril did where he was suspected of handing out envelopes to members of DPR MPR to get the Islamic Law approve.
Those that collect envelope or payments to have law approve should be remove from Parliament or House of Representative for gross misconduct and abusing of authority.
Persons carrying out such an act should be considered as abetting.
Jailing people will not give positive signs that the country is combating corruption when there are clearly facts that other important figures are doing it and that corruption is still rampant.
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