Holiday allowance for legislators<\/p>\n
In line with the steps of Indonesia's reform across all
\nfields, we feel we have acquired the courage to comment on
\nmatters related to members of the House of Representatives (DPR)
\nas follows:<\/p>\n
Early in December 2000 PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II received
\nvisitors from Commission IV of the DPR which is in charge of
\nCommunication Affairs. With careful preparation we welcomed the
\nhonorable legislators and naturally expressed our grudges with an
\nexpectation that they be forwarded to the DPR for the purpose of
\nhelping state enterprises in general, particularly PT (Persero)
\nAngkasa Pura II.<\/p>\n
Following the official meeting, the honorable legislators were
\nto return to the DPR building. But at the end of the meeting we
\nwere astounded when the visiting legislators indicated to us that
\nwe were expected to give them some form of holiday allowance
\n(popularly known as THR). Reluctantly our finance director tried
\nto give them the said \"THR\".<\/p>\n
Not long afterwards, on Dec. 21, 2000 Commission IV of the DPR
\nmade another visit to Soekarno-Hatta airport, this time to the
\nmain branch office. This visit was similar to the previous one
\nand its goal was not clear. The visit's outline was aimed at
\nseeing how far advanced our preparation was for the privatization
\nof the Soekarno-Hatta airport. But the questions and discussions
\nwere not focused on the plan indicated. More conspicuous was that
\nat the end of the visit the visiting Commission through its
\nprotocol officer again indicated that a sort of \"THR\" be given to
\nall the members of Commission IV. Eventually the request was
\nfulfilled by the Branch Office head with some reluctance.<\/p>\n
The two visits made us think that the attitude and conduct of
\nthe current DPR is similar to, or the same as, that of the New
\nOrder era. An \"invisible cost\" or tribute still applies, and it
\nmust still be made available. It is difficult to know what would
\nhappen were these requests not fulfilled. Whereas PT (Persero)
\nAngkasa Pura II's Board of Directors and the heads of branches
\nand their staff always demand honesty and hard work to eradicate
\nthe practice of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN), these
\nlegislators appear not to follow our example. To meet the
\nlegislators' request we have to create an \"engineering\" of
\nspending, because we cannot possibly create an expenditure
\naccount called \"THR\" for legislators. If the conditions are as I
\nhave mentioned, how can we run a state-owned enterprise committed
\nto contributing to society by boosting the economy of the state
\nand nation?<\/p>\n
So far PT (Persero) Angkasa Pura II with its structural
\norganization has tried to do its best to run this state-owned
\nenterprise correctly, and this can be proven by the level of
\nprofits it has gained of which it is proud.<\/p>\n
With this letter we hope to appeal to all competent
\nauthorities that they overcome such malpractices. The board of
\ndirectors and heads of branches are prepared to be replaced if
\nthey are considered incapable of running this state-owned
\nenterprise.<\/p>\n
Don't let us be conditioned to meet the desires and needs of
\nthe Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Finance, development
\nand financial control board, DPR and other institutions. We
\nalways work professionally to try to completely wipe out KKN
\npractices in any shape or form.<\/p>\n
We hope this letter will receive a positive response and
\nfollow up from competent authorities.<\/p>\n
JONI SUTJAHJONO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/holiday-allowance-for-legislators-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }