Member Of Commission VI Of The House Of Representatives Calls Pupuk Kaltim Not Mandatory To Fulfill Retirement Claims

Member of Commission VI DPR RI, Subardi. (Photo: ANTARA)

Member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Subardi, said that the payment for the retired PT Pupuk East Kalimantan (Pupuk Kaltim) policy was in accordance with applicable legal regulations.

He also said that Pupuk Kaltim is not obliged to meet the demands of retirees.

For your information, retired Pupuk Kaltim demands a life-long recovery of benefits from their policies in Jiwasraya.

Therefore, Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives today held a meeting with IFG Life, Jiwasraya and Pupuk Indonesia regarding the demands of the retiree.

Subardi said administratively and legally, Pupuk Kaltim's obligation had been completed in line with the choice of option 3 policy restructuring by retired East Kalimantan Pupuk as Jiwasraya customers.

The option 3 in question is that the benefits of retirees are still provided but the period is limited or not valid for life.

"Especially for PKT (Pupuk Kaltim), I see administratively that the law is clear, because the customers have stated with their letter to choose option 3, while Jiwasraya has completed option 3. This means that (Pupuk Kaltim) has nothing to do (to meet the demands of retirees), the PKT (obligation) is clear," he said in a meeting of Commission VI of the DPR with Pupuk Indonesia and Jiwasraya, Thursday, February 6.

In addition, Subardi also considered that Pupuk Kaltim could not follow the demands of the drafters because it was not legally appropriate. He was actually worried that if this demand was followed by Pupuk Kaltim, it would violate the applicable legal rules.

"If you don't have to pay (responsion policy demands), yes (Pupuk Kaltim) you don't have to pay. Don't pay it until you have paid it but it turns out to be wrong (to blame the law). Yes, the legal aspect must be held," said Subardi.

Meanwhile, Member of Commission VI of the DPR Herman Khaeron questioned the possibility of the law on Pupuk Kaltim in fulfilling the demands of retirees regarding the Jiwasraya policy.

"Is there still a gap to recover or is this a given, it can't be done anymore because for example it has gone through the BPKP and the Prosecutor's Office fatwa, because it is feared that it will hit GCG?", said Herman.

Responding to this, as a holding, President Director of Pupuk Indonesia, Rahmad Pribadi, said that recovery efforts cannot be carried out without a legal basis.

Rahmad also admitted that he had asked for legal opinion from the Deputy Attorney General for Civil and State Administration (Jamdatun).

"BUMN belongs to the state so there must be governance. For this problem, Pupuk Indonesia and Pupuk Kaltim have completed the company's obligations according to the law and as also emphasized in Jamdatun's legal opinion," said Rahmad.

Responding to Rahmad's statement, Herman Khaeron concluded that the demands of retirees could not be met legally.

"This means that the demands (the demands of the retirees) cannot be (fulfilled), period. Because it is certain that for the recovery (the police for life) cannot," said Herman.