Get Ready! Deputy Minister Of SOEs Will Bring The Indofarma Case To The AGO

Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Kartika Wirjoatmodjo. (Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of SOEs Kartika Wirjoatmodjo revealed the latest steps in handling cases at PT Indofarma Tbk (INAF).

He said the case of the state-owned pharmaceutical company would be brought to the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

The man who is familiarly called Tiko said the AGO's involvement in the Indofarma case was already in process. This step follows the financial audit being carried out by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

"Yes, it's a process (reported to the AGO)," he said at the Pegadaian Headquarters, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 7.

Tiko explained that Indofarma's problems included two aspects. First, there are allegations of fraud or fraud.

"There are two aspects if Indofarma is indeed a fraud aspect, we are following up with the results of the BPK audit maybe later to law enforcement," he said.

Second, continued Tiko, efforts to restore the company. He said that his party is holding the Pharmaceutical SOE PT Bio Farma (Persero) is designing the right strategy to ensure Indofarma can continue to operate.

"But the aspect of saving our company is being designed together with Bio Farma as a holding for how Indofarma's operations will be in the future, we will see again what it looks like," he said.

According to Tiko, Indofarma's current financial condition is very difficult.

Therefore, Tiko said, Bio Farma as various holdings will save Indofarma.

"Now the conditions are very difficult. So later Bio Farma will carry out a rescue as a holding, maybe later it will be put into Bio Farma's cost," he said.