State Auditor Reviews KAPAK Report on Alleged Rp30.33 Trillion Problem Loans Linked to Kalla Group

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Financial Supervisory Board (BPK) has stated that it has begun to examine the reports and documents submitted by the Anti-Corruption Youth Action Committee (KAPAK) regarding the alleged banking credit problems worth Rp. 30.33 trillion which are said to involve a number of companies under the Kalla Group.

The BPK RI conveyed the review process when receiving the aspirations of dozens of KAPAK masses who returned to staging a demonstration in front of the BPK RI Office, Jakarta, to urge an investigative audit of the alleged problematic loans.

Public Relations Officer of the BPK RI Public Relations Bureau, Eko Gemini Pranata, said that all information, documents, and reports previously submitted by KAPAK had been forwarded to the examination unit for further study in accordance with the applicable mechanism.

"Following up on the information, documents, and reports that have been received regarding the alleged non-performing loan problem of five Himbara Banks amounting to IDR 30.33 trillion involving the Kalla Group, the Indonesian Republic's Financial Supervisory Agency (BPK RI) said that all materials that have been submitted by KAPAK at the previous action are currently being forwarded to the examination team or unit for further review and investigation in accordance with the authority, mechanism, and provisions of applicable laws and regulations," said Eko in a statement received by the mass action.

This statement is the first official response delivered by the BPK RI regarding the follow-up to the report previously submitted by KAPAK.

The BPK RI emphasized that all reports received would be processed in accordance with the authority, inspection mechanism, and applicable legal regulations.

There have been no audit results, official conclusions, or legally binding rulings that state that there has been a violation, state losses, or criminal acts related to the parties mentioned in the report.

In its action, KAPAK urged the BPK RI not to stop at the review stage, but also to conduct a thorough investigative audit of the alleged problematic loans which they believe involve a number of companies under the Kalla Group.

The mass said the value of the credit exposure of concern reached Rp. 30.33 trillion and was spread across several companies. They assessed that the issue needed to be examined openly to ensure that there was no potential loss that would impact the national banking sector.

The action was heated when a number of participants burned used tires in front of the BPK RI office. However, after communication was made between the police and the field coordinator, the situation was conducive again and the masses continued to convey aspirations.

KAPAK representative, Al Maun, said his party would continue to monitor the ongoing process at the BPK RI until there was certainty regarding the steps of the inspection.

"We will continue to monitor this issue until there is legal certainty and certainty of the examination that is open to the public. The BPK RI must show its impartiality to the interests of the people by conducting a thorough and independent investigative audit," said Al Maun.

According to KAPAK, this action is a form of social control of the community against the alleged banking credit problems that they consider need to get serious attention from state institutions.