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| The Dean of the Law Faculty, Dr Tongat., S. H., M. Hum., Dr Yenti Garnasih, S. H., M. H., and the Moderator in the Guest Lecture. (Photo: Zaki PR) |
Everyone must understand the term "money laundering" because if someone becomes a receiver and fund user, it can lead them to be a passive perpetrator. Consequently, those who become the perpetrators will be subjected to Article 5 of the Money Laundering Law Number 8 of 2010 and sentenced to prison for five years for the longest. Dr Yenti Garnasih, S. H., M. H., the Chairman of the Indonesian Criminal Law and Criminology Society, expressed the idea in a guest lecture with the theme of Money Laundering Sourced from Drug Trade, held by the Faculty of Law on Thursday, 24th November 2022.
Yenti, her familiar call, explained that money laundering covers: placing, transferring, paying, shopping, granting, donating, depositing, delivering overseas, exchanging or other actions in which she knows the proceeds of crime aiming to conceal or disguise the origin of the property as if it becomes legal.
From her point of view, students, especially those studying law, must understand and suspect received wealth. In other words, when given much money from anyone, students need to be selective. Yenti claimed that the money is possibly from money laundering as she said, "Because whoever enjoys the results of crime, he/she is also the perpetrators of money laundering".
She continued her statement that money laundering in Indonesia includes a criminal activity regulated in the Constitution of Indonesia since 2002. Though the Act has been legalised, it is not getting better; conversely, it is getting worse, in her opinion. In reality, the first world-recorded history of money laundering has existed since the Convention of the United Nations in 1988 regarding the Eradication of Illicit Trafficking of Narcotics and Psychotropics. Among many criminal activities, the drug trade is the one which can produce more money. It implies that the flow of the fund is undoubtedly money laundering.
Yenti emphasised, "The perpetrators of money laundering will be subjected to double punishment if the money is sourced from narcotics trade and used. It is based on the law of Indonesia. Firstly, it is related to drug crime, and the second is money laundering. The crime has been regulated in Article 137 of Act Number 35 of 2009."
Meanwhile, Dr Tongat., S. H., M. Hum., the Dean of the Faculty of Law, values that this agenda is crucial since it provides opportunities for law students to boost their spirit and knowledge related to money laundering.
He asserted, "Students must understand money laundering, so they can be more cautious not to be passive perpetrators, especially students who will continue the leadership milestone in various areas." (imh/zak/wil)
