PENGARUH FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE ON MONEY LAUNDERING TERHADAP TERBENTUKNYA UNDANG-UNDANG PENCUCIAN UANG DI INDONESIA

Abstract

This research aims to describe the influence of FATF in the formation of money
laundering legislation in Indonesia. Money laundering has become a global issue that
threatens economic system in a country and internationally also. Big impact of money
laundering require the more interest of countries in the world to quickly establish a
cooperation in an effort to eradicate money laundering.
According to Clive Archer in generally, International Organization is a pattern of
relations of cooperation accross the borders of its member countries have the same goal
to achieve. FATF is an Inter Governmental Organization (IGO). FATF has a role in
determining the policies and issuing recommendations to eradicate money laundering
which should be adopted by all countries. FATF requires each state to criminalize
money laundering. In this case also uses the role theory of K.J. Holsti to describe how
International Organizations like a FATF, has a role in international relations.
The result shows that the formation of money laundering legislation in Indonesia
not in spite of the influence of FATF with various forms of pressures on Indonesia to
immediately do the criminalization of money laundering, such as: FATF put Indonesia
to the list of reviews and list of Non Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCT’s)
accompanied by the threat of sanctions to Indonesia if it doesn’t immediately comply
with the rules apllied by the FATF. In the end, for the first time Indonesia do
criminalization of money laundering with legislated No. 15/ 2002.
Keywords: crime, FATF, Indonesia, influence, money laundering