Ex-Director Of Finance Jasindo Solihah Charged With Losing The State Rp7.584 Billion

Director of Finance and Investment of PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia Persero (Jasindo) 2008-2016 Solihah undergoing trial reading the indictment/ Antara

JAKARTA - Director of Finance and Investment of PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia Persero (Jasindo) 2008-2016 Solihah was charged with corruption that enriched himself and other parties so as to harm state finances worth US$ 766,955.97 or equivalent to Rp. 7.584 billion.

"The defendant Solihah as the Director of Finance and Investment of PT Asuransi Jasa Indonesia (PT Asuransi Jasindo) for the period 2008-2016 together with Budi Tjahjono as the Marketing Director of PT Asuransi Jasindo for the period 2008-2011 and the President Director for the period 2011-2016 engineered agent activities and carried out payment of commission for the activities of a fictitious insurance agent on behalf of Supomo Hidjazie in closing asset and construction insurance at BP Migas-KKKS (Cooperation Contract Contractors) in 2012 - 2014 which was detrimental to state finances cq PT Asuransi Jasiodo amounting to 766,955.97 US dollars or equivalent to Rp7, 584 billion," said KPK Public Prosecutor M Nur Azis at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor), Monday, October 11.

This act also enriched Sholihah in the amount of 198,340.85 US dollars, Budi Tjahjono with 462,795.31 US dollars, and Supomo Hidjazie in the amount of 136.96 US dollars.

This case began with a meeting of the Head of the Executive Agency for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (BP Migas) Raden Priyono and the President Director of PT Asuransi Jasindo in 2011 so that Jasindo became the leader of the oil and gas insurance consortium at BP Migas because Budi Tjahjono received information that there would be a "Renewal" change. For Proposals" (RFP) in the procurement of asset and construction insurance coverage at BP Migas-KKKS in 2012 - 2014 which will jeopardize the position of PT Asuransi Jasindo as the leader of the consortium.

At Budi Tjahjono's request, Raden Priyono agreed.

Furthermore, Budi Tjahjono held a board of directors meeting to agree on the granting of a "fee" to BP Migas and other costs needed in the context of managing PT Asuransi Jasindo to remain the leader of the consortium with the mechanism of spending money through payment of commission money to the Insurance agent of PT Asuransi Jasindo and it was agreed that Supono Hidjazie was appointed replaces Ki Agus Emil Fahmy Cornain/KM IMan Tauhid Khad as a fictitious agent for the previous period.

"The defendant was assigned to collect the agent commission money that had been paid by PT Asuransi Jasindo to the insurance agent (Supomo Hidjazie) for further use to provide fees to BP Migas and other operational needs in accordance with Budi Tjahjono's orders," added the prosecutor.

Supomo Hidjazie was appointed as insurance agent for oil and gas project losses on July 18, 2008.

On February 21, 2012, BPMIGAS appointed PT Asuransi Jasindo as the consortium leader.

To make payment of the commission for Supomo Hidjazie's agent, Budi Tjahjono ordered the Head of the PT Asuransi Jasindo Jakarta Branch Office, Gatot Subroto, to prepare all the documents for disbursement, so Supomo just signed it.

Payments were made in stages, namely on April 2, 2012 transferred US$ 126.811.26, on August 9 2012 US$ 422.828.99 was transferred, on March 20, 2013 US$ 111.632.91 was transferred.

After the commission money came in, Sholihah then contacted Supomo to return the agent's money to Sholihal so that the total was US$661,136.20 while the remaining US$136.96 was still in Supomo's account.

Of the amount returned to Sholihah, 70 percent, namely 462,795.34 US dollars, was handed over to Budi Tjahjono while the remaining 30 percent, namely 198,340.86 US dollars, remained under Sholihah's control.

For her actions, Sholihah was charged under Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of the Law in conjunction with Article 18 No 31 of 1999 as amended by Law 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 KUHP.

The article regulates people who violate the law, abuse their authority, opportunities or facilities in their position or position so that they can harm the state's finances and economy and enrich themselves, other people or corporations with a maximum imprisonment of 20 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 1 billion.