Suswono Akui Ada Oknum Pengusaha Perdagangkan Izin Impor Daging
Suswono Admits There Unscrupulous businessman traded Meat Import Permits
Reporter : Gusmiati Waris
Editor : Taswin Bahar
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Menteri Pertanian Suswono tidak menampik adanya oknum-oknum yang memperdagangkan surat izin impor daging sapi, sehingga memicu praktik suap kuota impor. Kementerian Pertanian akan segera memberantas praktik haram tersebut.
"Saya mendengar informasi ada yang menjual surat izin impor. Sudah dapat izin impor tapi tidak direalisasikan malahan dijual," kata Suswono ketika ditemui di kantornya, Senin (4/2).
Suswono mengaku hal tersebut di luar pengamatan dari Kementerian Pertanian, karena selama ini yang mendapat kuota impor daging sapi ialah Importir Terdaftar (IT), yang diterbitkan oleh Kementerian Perdagangan.
"Sebagai manusia, bisa saja pengawasan itu lemah. Ada kekhilafan. Yang jelas, yang masuk importir terdaftar, harus dilayani," tambah Suswono.
Ia berjanji akan memberantas oknum-oknum penjual surat izin impor ini. Dia mengharapkan seluruh pemangku kepentingan bekerjasama untuk melaporkan, apabila ada oknum yang menjual surat izin impor ini.
"Kami berharap, pengusaha itu melaporkan, makanya importir yang bodong itu dicoret. Yang saya sayangkan mereka tidak melapor," katanya.
"Saya sudah minta kepada Dirjen Peternakan bahwa kita harus melakukan verifikasi, supaya akurat bahwa pelaku usaha itu memang layak diberi alokasi," imbuhnya.
Sampai saat ini, Suswono mengakui tidak pernah memberi izin penambahan kuota impor kepada perusahaan manapun. Setelah melakukan penghitungan, maka disepakati impor daging sapi untuk kuota di 2013 hanya 80.000 ton.
"Sampai sekarang pun saya tidak pernah menyetujui adanya penambahan kuota," tegasnya.
Jakarta (B2B) - Minister of Agriculture Suswono not dismiss the existence of the individuals who trade license beef imports, triggering bribery import quotas. The Ministry of Agriculture will soon eradicate illicit practices.
"I heard there was information that sells import licenses. Been to an import permit but not realized instead sold," he said when met at his office, Monday (4/2).
Suswono admitted that beyond observations of the Ministry of Agriculture, as long as it gets the beef import quota is registered importers (IT), issued by the Ministry of Commerce.
"As a human being, it could be that weak oversight. Was oversight. Clearly, those who get registered importer, must be served," added Suswono.
He promised to eradicate elements import license this seller. He expects all stakeholders to work together to report, if there is a person who sells this import license.
"We hope that the businessman was reported, so importers are bulging was dropped. Which I pity they did not report it," he said.
"I have asked the Director General that we must verify, so accurate that it is indeed feasible businesses be allocated," he added.
Until now, Suswono claimed never to give additional quota import licenses to any company. After conducting calculations, it was agreed to beef import quotas in 2013 only 80,000 tons.
"Even now I do not ever approve any additional quota," he said.
