SOEs Have Many Problems, Minister Erick: 90 Percent Of Old Cases

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JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said 90 percent of the current cases of state-owned companies are old problems.

A number of state-owned companies have stumbled into problems, including PT Indofarma (Persero) Tbk. (INAF) and PT Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk. (KAEF).

Erick admits that the current problems within state-owned companies do not escape irresponsible individuals.

"I can't close my eyes, it's still there. 90 percent of old cases. It turns out that there are also 10 percent of new cases. We'll try to provide this solution," he said in a working meeting with Commission VI of the DPR RI Jakarta, Friday, June 7.

According to him, in handling the BUMN case, his party involved the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to be postponed in the next stage.

However, said Erick, the Ministry of SOEs' internals also conducted an examination of financial reports and initial warnings. As a result, he continued, it was submitted to the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).

"Or some other things that we continue to see, the checks and balances of early warning financial reports already exist. We report this to BPKP. Very warning exists but reports to BPKP. So BPKP is taking action," he said.

Erick admitted that he agreed that the role of theirjen was increased to strengthen supervision from the Ministry to state-owned companies.

"Because at this Ministry Inspector General is still echelon II. If this can be improved, we are very happy because it is part of the supervisory service, which is always from commission VI asking. But we are sure that we will continue to do this clean-up," he concluded.