Several months ago, several Civil Servant Investigators (PPNS) from two ministries submitted a Judicial Review application, challenging the provisions in Law No. 8/2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering (UU TPPU). The application was filed because the provisions of the law in question limit the definition of investigators authorized to conduct investigations to only investigators affiliated with six state institutions. As a result, even though PPNS had found allegations of money laundering, they did not have the authority to carry out investigations. The applicants asked the Constitutional Court to change the limitation of the definition. The application was fully granted last week.
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