The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) recently renewed its push for the acceleration of the Bill on Restrictions of Cash Transactions (RUU Pembatasan Transaksi Uang Kartal/PTUK), arguing that limiting large cash transactions is necessary to combat money politics ahead of future elections. Officially, the proposal is framed as an anti-corruption measure. Politically, however, it touches the deepest nerve of Indonesia’s democratic system: the country’s dependence on cash-driven politics. To subscribe please click here
