Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) opposes the proposal for a House inquiry into tax mafia practices, a spokesman said.

"We will not continue supporting the inquiry," vice chairman of the Gerindra faction, Ahmad Muzani, said at the DPR/MPR building Tuesday.

According to Muzani, there was no obvious purpose in the proposed inquiry.

The inquiry seemed like a political ploy, Muzani said, adding that the House`s authority should rather be used to eradicate tax mafias and enforce the law.

The Gerindra faction now asked that the motion for House inquiry be called off.

Meanwhile, M Romahurmuzy from the United Development Party (PPP) faction asked all quarters not to politicize the tax inquiry.

PPP faction asked the parliament to stand firm to come into a same agreement among the member.

Moreover, Vice Head of Commission XI Achsanul Qosasih said the taxation inquiry did not give comprehensive and explicit explanation about the regulations that were violated.

In the same view, the Democratic Party Faction asked the taxation inquiry to be suspended and rectified.

Head of the House Marzuki Alie suspended the plenary session of tax inquiry to lobby and discuss with the factions of the political parties in order to achieve a same agreement.(*)

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