Examining The Alleged Corruption At BPJS Ketenagakerjaan

ILLUSTRATION / BPJS Building (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Managing Director of the Social Security Administration for Employment (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) with the initials AS is investigated by the Junior Attorney for Specific Crime (Jampidsus) of Attorney General's Office. The Managing Director of BPJS Ketenagakerjaan was examined as a witness in the case of alleged corruption in the management of finance and investment funds by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, on Tuesday.

"There are nine people being examined as witnesses in this case," said the Head of the Attorney General's Legal Information Center, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, as quoted by Antara.

There were 8 witnesses questioned by the AGO regarding allegations of corruption at BPJS Ketenagakerjaan. They include the President Director of PT. FWD Asset Management, RP as Director of Bahana TCW Investment Management and AN as Director of Investment Development at BPJS TK.

Then BS as Assistant Deputy of Settlement Custody at Deputy Director for Finance, FEH as COO Director of PT. Ashmore Asset Management Indonesia Tbk, US as Director of PT. Danareksa Investment Management and IR as Head of Stock Market Affairs at BPJS TK in 2016.

Finally, the official of the Financial Services Authority is S as the Investment Manager Director of the Capital Market Supervision Department 2A OJK. Leonard said the witnesses were asked for information in order to find facts about the rules and gather evidence regarding cases of suspected corruption in financial management and investment funds by BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.

The handling of this case has increased its status from tracing to investigation according to the investigation letter Number: Print-02/F.2/Fd.02/2021.

The investigating prosecutors searched the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan office in South Jakarta on Monday, January 18 and confiscated a number of data and documents. Meanwhile, examination of witnesses began on Tuesday, January 19. No one has been named a suspect in this case.