TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Members of the public and traders under the Indonesian People’s Care Movement (Gempari) are set to hold a protest today against the alleged garlic import mafia. The protesters will move from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building, Istana Merdeka, to the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag).
Alfian, the field coordinator, stated that the action is a response to the soaring prices of garlic in the market. In Jakarta, based on data from Info Pangan Jakarta, the horticultural product has reached Rp46,747 per kilogram, exceeding the highest retail price (HET) of Rp38,000 per kilogram. He suspects that this price increase is due to the existence of an import…