Editing Swissindo (section)

== Influence ==

=== Global impact ===
The organisation possesses a global influence with followers from Australia, the US, [[Latin America]], [[South Africa]], Indonesia, [[Laos]] and The Netherlands.<ref name=":1" /> In each of these nations, delegates are appointed to positions such as “Prime Minister of Love for United States”.<ref name=":0" /> It is reported that the role of delegates is to distribute Sino's money within these nations.<ref name=":1" /> One such delegate is Kimarie Teter, a recruit from [[California]], who is a devout follower of Swissindo. Teter grew frustrated with the [[Internal Revenue Service|Internal Revenue Service's]] (IRS) demands that she pay her debt exceeding $10,000.&nbsp;She claims that Swissindo successfully eliminated her debt and that the IRS no longer contacts her. This process involved sending Swissindo her birth certificate and $400. Teter continues to promote Swissindo's publications on her Facebook account.<ref name=":0" />

Swissindo also has high-profile members. Former Australian politician [[Ann Bressington]] is a known member of the cult and has acted as the “United Nations Special Operations Executive of Swissindo”.<ref name=":1" />

There has been documentation of Swissindo vouchers being used at banks in western Java, [[Sulawesi]] and [[Sumatra]]. The OJK have received various complaints that Swissindo members are intimidating banks and their employees.<ref name=":1" />

=== Media coverage ===
UN Swissindo has attracted widespread media coverage on a global scale. [[Vice Media|Vice Media's]] documentary, ''The Cult of Debt Forgiveness,'' has amassed in excess of 500,000 views and 1,200 comments on [[YouTube]]. This documentary includes an interview with Sino, in which he outlines his philosophy.<ref name=":8">{{Citation |last=VICE |title=The Cult of Debt Forgiveness |date=2018-02-08 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ec2WLyUtbA |access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref> The entity has also been covered by a diverse range of newspapers including [[The Australian]],<ref name=":1" /> [[CNN Indonesia]],<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20170824094917-78-236914/bos-un-swissindo-minta-maaf-dan-hentikan-kegiatan|title=Swissindo UN boss apologizes and stops activities|last=Pasopati|first=Giras|date=2017-08-24|website=CNN Indonesia|language=en}}</ref> South Africa's [[City Press (South Africa)|City Press]]<ref name=":6" /> and [[Tempo (Indonesian magazine)|Tempo]].<ref name=":5" /> Swissindo has been branded as a pyramid scheme and has been criticisized for its recruitment of vulnerable individuals.

Academic research has also been conducted into the organisation. Herawan Sauni's and Dimas Dwi Arso's article ''The Roles of Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to Overcome Fictive Investment'' outlines the role of the Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) in investigating and preventing fictitious investment in Bengkulu. The article contains a section analysing the OJK's investigation into Swissindo.<ref name=":4" />