JAKARTA - Ari Lasso vehemently criticized how Wahana Musik Indonesia (WAMI) works. Starting from the misreport on the distribution of royalties, the former vocalist of Dewa even asked one of the largest Collective Management Institutions (LMK) in Indonesia to be audited.
Responding to what Ari Lasso said, Adi Adrian as the President Director of WAMI emphasized that his party had submitted clarification, as well as acknowledged a technical error in sending reports via email.
He even said clarification and corrections had been submitted to the Hampa singer, no more than ten minutes after the email of the report was sent.
"What is certain is that we have apologized and straightened out the wrong information," Adi said in a press release received on Friday, August 15.
Regarding the proof of a royalty report of Rp765,594 spread across the public, said Adi, it does not belong to Ari Lasso.
"The nominal is not the royalties he received. We have also communicated this with him along with a letter of clarification and an apology," said Adi.
"The report is also not the total royalties he received for a full year," he said.
Regarding the petition voiced by Ari Lasso, which requested that WAMI be audited by an independent auditor, Adi expressed his readiness, throughout the process in accordance with applicable regulations.
"WAMI as an organization is always open and complies with applicable laws and regulations," he said. For WAMI, openness is the key to building trust.
Furthermore, Adi said that the annual audit conducted by WAMI involved input auditors. From 2022 to the 2024 financial year, WAMI appointed Forvis Mazars as an external auditor.
Since the audit is carried out regularly, WAMI's financial statements always get an Unqualified Opinion (WTP). This shows that our financial management is carried out in accordance with applicable accounting standards and is in accordance with Copyright Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright," concluded Adi Adrian.
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