The Minister Of Energy And Mineral Resources Has Spoken Out About The Transfer Of Officials At The Directorate General Of Mineral And Coal

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif opened his voice regarding the possibility of raiding officials within the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal who were involved in the corruption case of performance allowances (tukin).

Arifin said, only for now will replace the vacant employee position.

"If there are so many quotas that are missing, there must be automatic replacements," said Arifin when met at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Friday, March 31.

Furthermore, he said, if the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources would also conduct an internal audit of all the Directorate General to find out if a similar case occurred.

"Now we are conducting an internal audit first, there is no more (the same case," continued Arifin.

As previously reported, the KPK is investigating allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources which ensnared 10 people.

It is suspected that the allowance money was cut and entered into a private pocket.

The amount of money deducted has not been given in detail by the KPK.

However, it is suspected that tens of billions of money were enjoyed by the perpetrators, including for operational costs to support the examination process of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

In investigating this allegation, investigators from the anti-corruption commission have conducted a search.

This enforcement activity continues to be carried out, including at the Office of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Office of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Jalan Merdeka Selatan, to Pakubuwono Apartment, Menteng.