Support the Legal Process of Dapen, President Director of Pelindo: Management Improvement Continues
Pelindo management fully supports the ongoing process of law enforcement by the authorities at the Port and Dredging Company Pension Fund (DP4) or Dapen Pelindo.
"We respect the determination of suspect status and fully surrender the legal process to the authorities," said Arif Suhartono, Main Director of Pelindo.
Pelindo admits that the initiation of the audit of the Pelindo Dapen came from Management. This was revealed by the Main Director of Pelindo, Arif Suhartono, who said this step was a proactive effort in eradicating violating acts, including corruption within the company. Arif added, this audit initiation aims to improve pension fund management, in line with the program of Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir who is serious about reforming pension funds within SOEs.
"Regarding Dapen Pelindo, Management initiated an audit of the 2013-2019 management by BPKP in 2020. BPKP then issued audit results stating that there were indications of fraud there and then reported Management to the Ministry of BUMN," he explained.
Management emphasized that Pelindo's transformation of Pension Funds which had started in 2021 was proof of Pelindo's seriousness in creating clean and well-managed Pension Funds.
"We make sure that management improvements continue to ensure that retirees get good service," he explained.
Pelindo Penitentiary Transformation
In 2021 there will be a change in the Management of Dapen Pelindo, where the position of Main Director will effectively be held by Mujianto in June 2021. The new management then compiles a transformation program contained in the 2021-2025 Roadmap with three stages, namely: Fit in Business (2021-2022); Enhancements (2023); and Establishment (2024-2025).
At the Fit in Business stage, a number of programs have been implemented, including updating work guidelines, ratifying a code of ethics, preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as well as implementing cashless transactions and digitizing financial services, all of which are intended to improve pension fund governance that is more good (good pension government).
"As Management's responsibility, performance in 2022 shows positive results where the payment of pension benefits to more than 10,000 participants can run well and more smoothly," explained Mujianto.
The Management of the Central Indonesian Pensioners' Association (P3I) through its General Chairperson, Azreal Temi, added that P3I fully supports the legal process conducted by the Attorney General's Office regarding allegations of pension fund corruption, in order to create a clean and transparent management of pension funds.
"Currently, the state of Pension Penitentiary is quite good, because governance arrangements have been made in terms of SOP, management and services for pension participants," added Azreal.
In 2023, the transformation will enter the enhancement stage, with a focus on improving service quality, optimizing assets and investments so that pension fund management becomes sustainable.
