KPK Reveals Mining Study Results Since 2009: There Are Tinumpang Licensing To Management Problems

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been conducting studies related to mining since 2009. As a result, a number of problems in this sector were found ranging from licensing to inconsistency between the central and regional governments.

This was conveyed by the Chairman of the KPK Setyo Budiyanto after holding a meeting with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Finance today, July 24. They discussed mining governance, especially nickel.

"Since 2009 until now, of course, many things have been studied, including licensing issues, then management," said Setyo at a press conference at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"(The problems, ed) include information and databases, then overlapping licensing, then mining activities without a permit, without an IUP (mining business license), then also the issue of incognito and disparities between the central and local governments," continued the former Director of Investigation of the KPK.

Not only that, Setyo also said that the fulfillment of obligations by business actors was also studied by the KPK because it was still low. "Then there is also a connection with the problem of fuel, LPG, and finally the price disparity between export and domestic markets," he said.

Even so, Setyo said that there had actually been a number of improvements based on the results of his institution's studies. "Among other things, the problem of reducing licensing from the previous 4,877 then fell to several years (behind, ed)," he explained.

Then various systems were also created to integrate mining governance such as the Mineral and Coal Information System between Ministries/Institutions (Simbara).

This condition, continued Setyo, has actually increased Non-Tax State Revenue (PNPB) from the energy sector from IDR 9 trillion in 2013 to IDR 14 trillion. Thus, he hopes that various studies that lead to action plans can be followed up by policy makers or stakeholders who attend.

"It is hoped that with this meeting, with this coordination meeting, there will be better integration. Nothing else is sectoral, everything can be done in a synergy between the ministries and of course involves the Corruption Eradication Commission," he concluded.