Pelindo Pension Fund Corruption Case, AGO Finds State Loss Reaches IDR 148 Billion

The Attorney General's Office (AGO). (Between)

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) found state losses of around Rp. 148 billion related to cases of alleged corruption in the management of pension funds at the Port and Dredging Company Pension Fund (DP4) in 2013-2019.

"So, in the development of this case, we have found a loss of Rp. 148 billion and will continue to grow," said Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information (Kapuspenkum) Ketut Sumedana in Jakarta, Monday, March 13, as reported by Antara.

Furthermore, Ketut Sumedana said that his party had examined 40 witnesses. From the examination, the prosecutor's office concluded that the modus operandi in this case was the selection of brokers and land prices that were marked or raised.

In addition, when an analysis was carried out, there were also shares that were purchased by the Attorney General's Office, the value was not in accordance with their capacity.

"What is clear is that the shares (of the purchased ones) do not have a good portfolio," he said.

On this occasion, the Director of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office, Kuntadi, said that the prosecutor's office was still investigating and investigating what stocks were related to the DP4 case.

"What is clear is that the DP4 mechanism has been found, in order to invest, violate SOPs, and not look at the principles of prudence. It will be developed later," said Kuntadi.

In previous reports, the President Director of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo Arif Suhartono ensured that the management of pension funds (dappen) in the future would be better behind cases of alleged corruption in the management of pension funds at DP4 in 2013. 2019.

"We indeed encourage pension funds to carry out a good audit. We communicate with BPKP and the Attorney General's Office to ensure that future management is better," he said when met on the sidelines of the BIMP-EAGA Maritime 2023 Exhibition and Conference in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 22.