Regarding BUMN Pension Funds, Erick Thohir: 35 Percent Are Healthy, 65 Percent Need Special Attention

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - SOEs Minister Erick Thohir revealed that there is 65 percent of pension fund management (Dapen) in SOEs that need special attention.

While the rest, said Erick, around 35 percent are in good health.

He said that currently the management of state-owned pension funds is left to each company.

However, based on his findings, only 35 percent of state-owned penitentiary management are in good health.

"Because this is the age at which each SOE is allowed to have its own pension fund. And this is what I think is worrying, if early detection is not frightening, but 35 percent are healthy, 65 percent need special attention. Now special attention first, " he said in a Working Meeting with Commission VI of the DPR RI, Monday, December 5.

Erick said that this was a concern of his party. He doesn't want cases like Jiwasraya and Asabri in the management of other state-owned pension funds.

"Well, this is a concern, don't let Commission VI encourage the opening of cases rather than Asabri and Jiwasraya, but in the SOEs pension fund we don't have time to tidy it up", he said.

Therefore, said Erick, corrective steps are needed as a precaution so that the incident between Asabri and Jiwasraya will not be repeated in the future.

Including in terms of the utilization of assets owned by state-owned companies.

"We want to try to fix it so that retirees from SOEs employees become a problem in the future. And also don't let the SOEs assets that were there, of course, end up disappearing or not being maximized", added Erick.

Erick said that the misappropriation of investment funds in the Asabri-Jiwasraya case was of concern to him.

He admits that he doesn't want this to happen again. Therefore, the management of pension funds must be carried out professionally.

"We want these retirees to receive certainty, but the management must be professional. Because going back to the Jiwasraya-Asabri case, the investment placement, of course, has no standards so it can happen, they still say it can, we can't make assumptions, fraud can happen, of course", he explained.

To anticipate this, he admitted that he had summoned the board of directors of all SOEss. During the meeting, Erick emphasized what steps would be taken if a case like the Jiwasraya-Asabri case was found.

"This is why we have consolidated, summoned all the directors, we said, if there are other findings, yes, we will definitely act hard, as we did at Asabri-Jiwasraya", he said.