The Wife Of The Directors Of Jasa Raharja Utilizes State Facilities

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JAKARTA - Although there has been a firm appeal so that the wife of a state-owned official does not interfere with the affairs of her husband's office, this practice is allegedly still ongoing within the state-owned company, especially at PT Jasa Raharja (Persero). The latest incident that has been widely discussed is the alleged use of state facilities, ranging from official vehicles, drivers, protocols, to official travel budgets by the wife of one of the directors of Jasa Raharja with the initials LMD.

According to a number of employees within Jasa Raharja, LMD is reportedly often accompanying her husband, whose name is HMD (Coordination and Risk Management), on every official trip. In fact, during a mid-September service visit to Batam, the wife of the president director was also seen using state facilities such as cars, drivers, protocols, and aides from Soekarno-Hatta airport.

"It was an official activity, an event with the office, but his wife was also present," said one employee who claimed to be Agus.

Not only assisting, said Agus, the LMD is also suspected of participating in determining internal policies such as renovating the office room of the husband, as well as initiating the coaching and socialization events included by other employees' wives, without clear funding, other than state-owned cash.

"There are allegations of fraud or budget manipulation," he said.

"If you want to join your husband, you can, but the costs are your own, don't use office facilities," he continued.

This kind of issue is nothing new. In June 2025, the Chief Operating Officer of BPI Danantara, Dony Oskaria (also the Acting Minister of SOEs), publicly requested that the wife of a state-owned official not be involved in office matters, including determining decorations, events, or office programs.

"I don't want my wife to play hordeng, the wife of the singer, the wife of the show," he said.

He also said that official wives often get protocols or bodyguards even though they do not have official positions.

Regulational Basis And Enforcement Challenges

In Jasa Raharja's Good Corporate Governance (GCG) guidelines, various rules adopted from BUMN regulations are listed, including the Regulation of the State Minister of BUMN No. PER-01/MBU/2011 concerning the application of good corporate governance. GCG principles demand that SOE management be clean from the practice of nepotism, abuse of facilities, and conflicts of interest. However, concrete details regarding the direct prohibition on the use of state facilities by official families are not always regulated explicitly in many SOEs, so that interpretation and enforcement become weak.

This kind of practice has the potential to create the impression that BUMN positions are a place of 'benefit center' for a group of people, not just to carry out public service functions and state obligations. If this continues, it can damage public trust in state-owned institutions.

So far, there has been no official response from Jasa Raharja's management regarding the allegations. Confirmation efforts against LMD and HWD have not produced a response.