Anti-Corruption System at SOEs Still Weak

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Basaria Panjaitan (right) watches as two KPK officers prepare to present cash evidence during a press conference on Thursday (1/8/2019) at the KPK’s Jakarta headquarters. The KPK seized cash totaling US$96,700 during its investigation of a bribery case concerning a baggage handling system (BHS) project managed by PT Angkasa Pura Propertindo, a subsidiary of PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II), and has named AP II finance director Andra Agussalam and PT INTI employee Taswin Nur as suspects.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Antigraft measures at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) remain weak, with loopholes that allow corrupt practices like bribery and gratification, indicating that the SOEs Ministry needs to bolster its internal systems to combat corruption at SOEs.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday evening arrested finance director Andra Y. Agussalam of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) for allegedly taking bribes from PT Industri Telekomunikasi Indonesia (INTI), a state-owned telecommunications company.