Candidate For Deputy Chair Of OJK Mirza Adityaswara Gets Fired By DPR Over Century Bank Case

JAKARTA - The candidate for Deputy Chair of the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Mirza Adityaswara was questioned by members of Commission XI of the DPR regarding the Century Bank issue when he underwent a fit and proper test.

This is because Mirza is known to have held strategic positions at the Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) and Bank Indonesia (BI).

“I was at the LPS around 2010-2013. When I entered, of course there was Century Bank in it, then it changed its name to Bank Mutiara," he said at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta on Wednesday, April 6.

Mirza admitted that at that time LPS had indeed received a disclaimer assessment or a red report card from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

"It is true that the BPK report is a disclaimer. At that time, of course, we had to address that the maturity date for the divestment of Bank Mutiara was already approaching. At that time, there was already an entry of state capital, in which the situation at Bank Mutiara was indeed still not healthy, so it was estimated that reserves were needed," he said.

Then, Mirza explained that in October 2013 he moved to Bank Indonesia.

“But the divestment was not successful at that time. I myself joined BI around October 2013. At that time, Bank Mutiara's capital indicated a situation that had to be increased,” he said.

Mirza also revealed that banking supervision in the country during that period was still carried out by BI even though it had entered the early stages of OJK's presence.

“Bank Indonesia is still a banking supervisor. The OJK actually existed in 2011-2012 but the banking (supervision mandate) has not moved, if I'm not mistaken, it was only in 2014. Now, BI as the supervisor of banking transactions required Bank Mutiara to increase capital so that at that time LPS added capital and then the divestment process could be carried out. Maybe Bank Mutiara will divest in 2014 or 2015," he explained.

For information, Mirza's statement is a response to a question posed by Member of Commission XI of the DPR from the Golkar Party faction, Mukhamad Misbakhun.

He highlighted how the LPS's performance was to get a red report card from the BPK, which is suspected to be closely related to the handling of the Century Bank case.

"From 2009 to 2013 LPS Financial Statements were disclaimed by BPK, and Mr (Mirza Adityaswara) was one of the LPS commissioners at that time," said Misbakhun.