The rise of illegally imported fabrics that are smuggled from China to Indonesia to be traded makes the majority of people feel restless and feel disadvantaged from the quality of textile materials that are not of high quality. Law enforcement officers, one of which is the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, are urged to dismantle thousands of mafia owners of textile businesses who do not obey the rules by smuggling thousands of tons of textiles with a value of trillions of Rupiah to Indonesia.
Director of Indonesia Mafia Watch, Eka urges law enforcement officers, especially the Attorney General's Office to dismantle the practice of the Textile Mafia which has harmed the state up to trillions of Rupiah from the non-payment of goods import taxes.
"We urge the Attorney General's Office, led by Attorney General Burhanudin, to dismantle the practices of the Textile Mafia like the cases that have been revealed by him before." Eka said in a press conference on Friday (21/10).
Due to the large number of Textile Mafia, this can be detrimental and affect the textile industry in Indonesia. According to Eka, if the smuggling passes into Indonesia, it will erode the domestic textile market.
Previously, the Attorney General's Special Crime Investigation Team (Pidsus Kejagung) confiscated 19 containers related to the port mafia case, namely the Case of Alleged Crime of Abuse of Authority and Receipt of Money in connection with the Misuse of Bonded Zone Facilities passing through the Ports of Tanjung Priok and Tanjung Emas in 2015–2021.