Who's Behind GSI Lab, There's Conglomerate Agus Lasmono Sudwikatmono, Patrick Walujo, Boy Thohir, TP Rachmat To Edwin Soeryadjaya
JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, stumbled on a problem with the PCR test. He and several businessmen are said to be related to PT Genomik Solidaritas Indonesia (GSI), the company that manages the GSI Lab, which has COVID-19 test services, both PCR and Antigen.
Luhut is associated with GSI Lab because PT Toba Bumi Energi and PT Toba Sejahtra are listed as shareholders of GSI. Toba Bumi Energi is a subsidiary of PT Toba Bara Sejahtera, which is affiliated with PT Toba Sejahtra. Luhut is the founder of PT Toba Sejahtra.
However, Spokesperson for Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Jodi Mahardi said Luhut was no longer the majority shareholder in PT Toba Sejahtra and PT Toba Bara Sejahtera. Luhut's stake in PT Toba Bara Sejahtera is already below 10 percent.
"Below 10 percent, so Mr. Luhut does not have majority control in TBS", Jodi explained in his statement to reporters, Tuesday, November 2.
In total there are 9 shareholders in the company whose initial intention was to overcome the problem of limited testing during the early days of the pandemic. They are the Indika Foundation for Indonesia (932 shares), Adaro Bangun Negeri Foundation (485 shares), Northstar Bhakti Persada Foundation (242 shares), PT Anarya Kreasi Nusantara (242 shares), PT Modal Venture YCAB (242 shares), PT Perdana Multi Kasih (242 pieces), PT Toba Bumi Energi (242 pieces), PT Toba Sejahtra (242 pieces), and PT Kartika Bina Medikatama (100 pieces).
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The Indika Foundation for Indonesia is owned by one of the country's oil and gas giants, namely PT Indika Energy Tbk which is owned by conglomerate Agus Lasmono Sudwikatmono. Then the Northstar Bhakti Persada Foundation has links to the Northstar Group which was founded by conglomerates Patrick Walujo and Glenn Sugita.
Patrick is a shareholder of several well-known companies. He is Jerry Ng's partner as the controller of Bank Jago.
Furthermore, the Adaro Bangun Negeri Foundation is related to PT Adaro Energy Tbk (ADRO) which is led by Garibaldi 'Boy' Thohir, the older brother of SOE Minister Erick Thohir. Apart from Boy Thohir, Adaro is also owned by a row of tycoons such as TP Rachmat, Edwin Soeryadjaya, to Arini Subianto.