Member Of Commission VII DPR Encourages The Establishment Of The Amman Mineral Investigation Team

Member of Commission VII DPR Adian Yunus Yusak Napitupulu. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Member of Commission VII DPR Adian Yunus Yusak Napitupulu encouraged the formation of a special team to conduct a thorough investigative audit related to a number of problems that occurred at PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT).

According to him, this needs to be done following Amman Mineral's written answer at a public hearing (RDPU) with Commission VII DPR RI on November 10, 2022, which seemed odd.

"In a written answer, PT Amman Mineral in RDPU with the DPR shows that there are many important and basic things that PT Amman Mineral tries to deny or cover up. Thus, I feel the need to encourage the second RDPU according to the first RDPU conclusion," said Adian in his official statement, Thursday, December 1.

Adian said that a number of problems allegedly committed by Amman Mineral included the obligation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or corporate Social Responsibility.

Adian emphasized that the issue of CSR Amman Mineral's obligation must be realized immediately without delay.

"calculated from Amman Mineral's answer to Commission VII regarding the amount of CSR from 2017 to 2022, there is a lack of payment realization of almost 15 million US dollars or almost close to Rp. 214 billion," explained Adian.

Furthermore, he explained, in the conclusion of the RDPU on November 10, 2022, it was agreed with the DPR so that the lack of realization was realized with CSR's 2023 obligation of US $ 5.6 million plus US $ 14.9 million or around US $ 20.5 million which is estimated to be converted to a value of Rp. 307 billion.

Even so, Adian continued, in Amman Mineral's answer to Commission VII of the DPR RI, the realization of the in arrears CSR was still not included in CSR 2023 obligations.

Including not answering in detail the CSR that has been distributed transparently.

Thus, Amman Mineral reneged on the results of the RDPU with Commission VII.

"The non-compliance with Amman Mineral in terms of PPM (Community Development and Empowerment) or CSR can get administrative sanctions from the state as emphasized in PP Number 96 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities in Article 179 and Article 180. Consequently, Article 185 sanctions are in the form of stopping production operations and even revoking IUPK," he said.

Adian also encouraged the formation of a special team to investigate the loss of life in a work accident in Amman Mineral.

According to data obtained by Adian from the public, it turns out that PT Amman Mineral has not been honest in conveying the number of work accidents in the entire series of production processes.

According to the information he received, there was a series of accidents that occurred in Amman Mineral. First, on February 24, 2022, 1 person named Rachmat Handi died. Meanwhile, two other people, Muliadi and Soeparto, suffered physical disabilities.

Then on Sunday, March 24, 2019, there was a work accident in the Batu Hijau project area with the victim named Agustiman aged 49 years old and 3 other people being treated for injuries. Then on Friday, April 23, 2021. An employee driver of PT MacMahon (Amman Mineral partner company) named Abdul Hakim died in a Haultruck accident, "said Adian.

Furthermore, on December 28, 2019, an employee of PT MacMahon named Herman aged 34 died because he was trapped in a collapse on the west wall of the Batu Hijau area.

"The dishonestness of Amman Mineral in providing the report makes it necessary for the DPR RI to conduct a special investigation by involving law enforcement agencies and related ministries, to find out whether there are still other casualties that are not reported or hidden," said the West Java V Regional Legislator.

In addition, Adian encouraged the formation of an environmental investigation team. Because, in the RDPU, Amman Mineral does not include any institutions conducting research and research, as well as the results related to the environment.

Meanwhile, people's logic still questions where the 140,000 tons of waste per day is disposed of for more than 30 years? Is there waste that is then made into bricks, or road hardening as managed by waste in nickel and FABA smelters at PLTU, "added Adian.

Finally, Adian also called for the formation of an investigative team to find out the reasons related to the disappearance of three trade unions. The three are SPN, SPSI and SPAT.

PT Amman Mineral explained to Commission VII that in Amman Mineral, a Bipartite LKS (Cooperation Institution) had been formed, but Amman Mineral did not explain why from 2018 to 2019 in just a few months 3 unions namely SPN, SPSI and SPAT arrived disappearing from Amman mineral, explained Adin.

According to Adian, trade unions are a force to be able to sit equal to the company in fighting for the rights and interests of workers.

This position cannot be replaced by LKS, which is only more of a negotiation room, not organizing workers as an effort to build workers' strength to be equal to the company at the negotiating table.

"The loss of the 3 unions in a span of several months, in my opinion, is quite important to be investigated in depth. Because of course it is odd if it does not take up to 12 months, 3 unions disappear without use," concluded Adian.