What is not widely known by the public is that indications of money laundering often occur through activities E-commerce, Online Gambling, fictitious company transactions, and so on. For example, a businessman who E-commerce has just started his business in the first year, has generated assets and profits of up to tens of billions, but when checking the validity of the business, the number of transactions, and legal ownership, it cannot be proven, meaning there are indications of criminal acts in it that have the potential to become money laundering.

Then, as a contemplative question, "Until when will the government seriously enforce money laundering? Until when will this widening inequality be addressed, on the one hand more and more new rich people from crime, on the other hand the poor are getting poorer because they have no potential and life choices?

Seriousness in Fixing

Another thing is, with patterns of money laundering indications that occur, such as someone who is 'suddenly rich' but cannot prove ownership of their assets, a company that receives a flow of funds but cannot prove the existence of company assets, and so on. There is no other word but the need to improve the enforcement and eradication of money laundering.

Money laundering has a very destructive social impact. When criminals can live in luxury without significant legal consequences, this creates social dissonance. The norms of hard work, honesty and integrity are slowly eroded by the temptation of instant money. People who witness this phenomenon may begin to doubt traditional moral values, because the evidence on the ground shows that crime seems to be more profitable than honest hard work.

The phenomenon of 'suddenly rich people' from crime also creates striking social inequality. Those who rely on illegal paths to enrich themselves can drastically jump to the upper social class, while those who work hard on legal paths are trapped in the lower class without significant improvement. This inequality triggers social jealousy, potential horizontal conflict, and collective moral degradation.

Of course, it starts from having a similar understanding and the same money laundering enforcement mechanism between law enforcers. Experts must rethink the substance of money laundering enforcement through revisions to the Law on Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering, where straightening out the different perceptions among law enforcers in enforcement practices in the field.

The weak capacity and authority of PPATK in preventing and eradicating money laundering crimes must be the focus of the current government. Without significant reform, efforts to eradicate money laundering will continue to face structural obstacles that harm the state and society. It is necessary to consider revising the law to give PPATK greater authority, including the authority to conduct initial investigations into cases that strongly indicate money laundering crimes. That way, PPATK not only functions as an analysis and reporting institution, but also has operational capabilities in the law enforcement process.

The eradication of money laundering must still be a serious concern for the government, besides providing injustice in society, of course money laundering can also potentially justify obtaining money that comes from crime is 'okay', because of the weak law enforcement in money laundering.

Money laundering is not just an ordinary financial crime. It is a real threat that undermines social justice, exacerbates inequality, and further dulls the law. When law enforcement runs quietly and silently, crime will continue to grow and run rampant. Therefore, there needs to be a collective movement, both from the government, law enforcement officials, and the community, to jointly fight money laundering, and maintain a just and integrated social order.