Indofarma Will Be Audited By BPK, Erick: If There Is Misappropriation, We Will Take It To The AGO

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir (photo: dock. bumn)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said his party was coordinating with the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) regarding financial problems experienced by a state-owned pharmaceutical company, PT Indofarma Tbk (INAF).

Meanwhile, Indofarma is facing a lawsuit to postpone the payment of temporary debt obligations (PKPU) by one of the creditors because they cannot pay their debts.

"I have met with the BPK for Indofarma to really describe it," said Erick when met at TMII, East Jakarta, Sunday, May 5.

Furthermore, Erick said that if later from the BPK examination, fraud was found, then he would bring the Indofarma case to the realm of law. "If there is a fraud, we will bring it to the Prosecutor's Office together with the BPK," he said.

Regarding the payment of the salaries of Indofarma employees, Deputy Minister of SOEs, Kartika Wirjoatmodjo alias Tiko said that later the payment of Indofarma employees salaries would be assisted by the holding company of pharmaceutical SOEs, namely PT Biofarma (Persero). "Assisted by holding. Because Indofarma has no resources," he said.

For your information, Indofarma has not paid salaries to employees since March 2024. Management stated that the company does not yet have funds to pay off employee salary obligations.

Previously reported, President Director of PT Indofarma Tbk (INAF) Yeliandriani admitted that he had not paid employee salaries for the March 2024 period. The reason is because this state-owned pharmaceutical company is experiencing financial problems.

"The news that the company has not paid wages to employees for the March 2024 period is true," he said in an information disclosure of the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 18.

"Currently, the company does not yet have sufficient operational funds to fulfill employee wage obligations," he continued.