Construction of Anti-Money Laundering Policy in Indonesia from an International Law

Abstract

This study aims to carry out the political construction of the Indonesian government's anti-money laundering criminal policy in dealing with the challenges of handling money laundering cases and how Indonesia adopts international legal standards in local policies dealing with the problem of money laundering. The research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods and the perspective of global criminology theory. The results of the study found that there is a need for a national legal conception following international legal standards related to the criminalization of money laundering (TPPU). The preparation of the Law on the Prevention and Eradication of the Crime of Money Laundering (PPTPPU) was not born out of coercion and global political pressure, but because of Indonesia's need for legal instruments universally applicable and can reach across jurisdictions. Within this framework, Indonesia needs to revise the PPTPPU Law to sharpen the model and relevance of dealing with money laundering offenses by involving many parties through in-depth research and evaluation.