The Circulation Of Counterfeit Money Has Not Been Segawat US RI

Jakarta -Although there are already Laws forbidding the Currency Legislation and to give heavy sanctions for anyone who makes false money and circulate, it seems no deterrent effect so make for the perpetrators. Bank Indonesia (BI) notes, until June this year, the circulation of counterfeit money reaches 4 sheets in 1 million pieces of money.

"In 2012 this June, there are 4 pieces per 1 million," says the Director of the Department of circulation of Money Bank Indonesia, Bank Office, Adnan Djuanda Kartawidjaja on Indonesia, Thursday (16/8/12).

However, nevertheless if European and American countries compared, Adnan said, Indonesia still belongs to yet so worrying.

"When compared with other countries we have not too critical, Euro, US Dollar higher than the US, let alone US $, it's international, more than 20-30 sheets per 1 million," he said.

He said, most counterfeit money circulating in Indonesia is fractional USD. He said, in this year, there were 21.497 money fractional Rp 100,000 pieces in circulation.

"Fractions which are often faked is the Rp 100,000, in 2009 there are 36.377 sheets, in 2010 there were 146.366, 2011 and 2012 there are 61.357 21.497 sheet," he explained.

Further charted, the capital of Jakarta, Adnan is a dominant circulation of counterfeit money with the percentage of 28% or as much as 11.758 sheets.

"The biggest Deployment took place in Banten, Jawa and 2012, 11 758 thousand or 28%, Jabar 9879 (24,05%), Java (8815 21,46%), Lampung as 1759 (4.30 out%) and other regions such as Central," he said.

(Jim/dru)