Allegations Of Corruption Caught When Sri Mulyani And The AGO Cleaned LPEI

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani (Photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani met Attorney General ST Burhanuddin at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in the context of law enforcement in the field of state finances and discussing cases of alleged corruption at the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI).

"Today I have come to increase the synergy of cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney General's Office, as it is known that we two agencies are working closely in the context of law enforcement in the field of state finances," Sri Mulyani said to the media crew, Monday, March 18, 2024.

Sri Mulyani said that her party continues to be committed to cleaning up LPEI by forming an integrated team with LPEI, BPKP, JAMDatun and the Ministry of Finance Inspectorate to research all problematic loans.

"At this time, LPEI has and continues to research problematic loans. LPEI has and continues to work with the Deputy Attorney General for Civil and State Administration, BPKP, and the Inspector General of the Ministry of Finance together with LPEI to form an integrated team to examine all problematic loans at LPEI. This was what the AGO mentioned earlier. we are trying to clean up," he said.

Sri Mulyani said that she had received reports of research results on problematic loans at LPEI from the integrated team and had been submitted to the Attorney General's Office.

"On a good occasion this morning we visited the Prosecutor's Office and Pak Burhanudin accepted us to also convey the results of the Integrated Team's examination, especially on problematic loans, which indicated fraud, namely the alleged criminal act committed by the debtor," he said.

Dalam temuan tersebut, Sri Mulyani menyampaikan langsung ke Jaksa Agung ST Burhanuddin dan mengungkapkan terdapat temuan empat debitur yang bermasaran yang terindikasi adanya fraud dengan outstanding pinjaman Rp2,5 triliun.

"Today, specifically, we convey four debtors with indications of fraud with outstanding loans of IDR 2.5 trillion," he said.

Sri Mulyani said that she would continue to encourage the clean movement at LPEI and asked all LPEI management to continue to improve their role, responsibility and build good governance and not tolerate all forms of violation of the law, corruption, conflicts of interest and must carry out according to the mandate according to the law.

"Zero is tolerant of violating the law of corruption in conflicts of interest and must carry out according to mandate Number 2 of 2009. We also encourage LPEI to continue to innovate and correct and together with the integrated team to continue to clean up the LPEI and the LPEI balance sheet," he said.

Sri Mulyani added that her party continues to ask the new LPEI board of directors to continue to channel financing in the export sector and build good corporate governance.

"This is so that the LPEI mandate to distribute financing in the export sector and even carry out insurance and guarantees can be carried out with good governance, professional and with integrity," he said.