The Ombudsman Of The Republic Of Indonesia Highlights 4 Aspects Of Preventing Corruption In The Procurement Of Goods And Services Of The Regional Government, Including Fee SHOULD Be Recorded

The Indonesian Ombudsman reminded that there are four aspects that must be addressed to prevent corrupt practices within the scope of procurement of goods and services within the local government (Pemda).

Daton conveyed this in a limited discussion with LSM Bengkel Appek and Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) regarding the results of research studies on cases of conflicts of interest in the procurement of government goods and services.

"The first aspect is the adequate improvement in the quality of human resources for goods and services procurement officials," said the Head of the Indonesian Ombudsman representing the Province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Darius Beda Daton in his statement, Tuesday, January 24, as reported by Antara.

He explained that efforts to prevent corrupt practices should be carried out continuously in order to minimize irregularities in the procurement of government goods and services.

The second aspect, he continued, is to increase the role of the Government Internal Supervisory Apparatus (APIP) in order to provide assistance and implementation supervision. This can be done by applying for PPK to the inspectorate to carry out a probability audit as a risk mitigation starting from the planning stage.

The third aspect is the assistance of the Government Goods and Services Procurement Policy Institute (LKPP).

The fourth initiative is that the receipt of commissions or fees from the procurement of goods and services for government agencies as one of the sources of local revenue (PAD) must be legally recorded.

The receipt of the commission has been clearly regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 12 of 2019 concerning Regional Financial Management.

He explained that the rule states that other legitimate PADs are the receipt of commissions, deductions, or other forms as a result of sales, exchange and exchange, grants, insurance, and/or procurement of goods and services, including receipts or other receipts as a result of storing money in banks, receipts from the results of the use of regional goods or from other activities.

If all this time the income from the commission sources of all projects that have been implemented has not been or has not been recorded or the commission given but has not been deposited as regional income, then the project commission commitment needs to be regulated.

"Fee all projects should be deposited into the regional treasury in order to be used for the benefit of regional development," he said.