Weak Internal Audit Called Can Open Corruption Gap

Illustration of corruption (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The National Corruption Prevention Strategy Team (Stranas PK) said weak audits by internal auditors opened a gap in corruption. These findings are supported by a number of studies to news in the mass media. This (corruption or fraud, ed) sometimes or even frequent that there is an internal weakness auditor," said Raden Bimo Gunung Abdul Kadir, who is a Stranas Expert for PK Action of the Government Internal Apparatus (APIP) as quoted on Wednesday, June 19. Bimo said that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had actually written to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in 2017. In it is called an auditor or APIP that exists within the regional government is not effective and has not yet worked optimally. This letter was made with a copy of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), the Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemenpan RB), and the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP). APIP is supposed to be an auditor instead of just carrying out past-like watchdogs, only, oh there is an incident, come, there are people'', said the former Secretary General of the KPK. Furthermore, APIP should move and understand governance ranging from planning to accountability. They are also required to carry out surveillance to providing consultations. In addition, Bimo continued, they must follow Government Regulation (PP) Number 72 of 2019 concerning Amendments to PP Number 18 of 2016 concerning Regional Apparatus. It is stated that regents and mayors cannot simultaneously appoint, or dismiss APIP. So if there are such proposals he or wants to ask for approval from governors for city and district inspectorates, explained Bimo for inspectorates in the province, he must also ask for permission from the Minister of Home Affairs,' added. While in carrying out his duties, APIP based on the PP may examine allegations of fraud without approval of regional heads. Furthermore, the results are submitted to officials such as governors when inspections are carried out at the district or city level.

Next, the PP also regulates that APIP get a certain percentage of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD). They should also receive performance allowances with a larger number of other officials in the regions. "The human resources at APIP must be more capable because he must be able to find out the plan from A to Z earlier," concluded Bimo.