DPR Legislation Body Follows Up on Constitutional Court Ruling Granting BPK Authority to Determine State Losses

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The House of Representatives’ Legislation Body (Baleg) held a meeting to follow up on the Constitutional Court’s (MK) ruling number 28/PUU-XXIV/2026. The content of the MK’s ruling establishes the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) as the state institution authorised to assess and determine the amount of state financial losses. Deputy Chairman of the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR, Martin Manurung, stated that previously, the determination of state losses could also be carried out by other institutions besides the BPK. However, following this MK ruling, the BPK becomes the institution that can declare state losses. Martin added that this MK ruling strengthens the BPK’s authority to calculate state losses. Meanwhile, according to him, the position of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) is limited to internal audits. “This MK Ruling Number 28 actually strengthens previous MK rulings as well, which have already stated that the BPK is the state auditing institution that can declare state losses, that can declare state losses,” Martin said. “The others, such as institutions like the BPKP, are for internal audits or supervision,” he added. In the same meeting, representatives from the DPR’s Expert Body emphasised that the MK’s ruling is final and binding. From the legislative perspective, technical follow-up to this MK ruling is necessary. It was previously reported that the MK emphasised that the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is the state institution authorised to assess and determine the amount of state financial losses. This emphasis forms part of the MK’s legal considerations in Ruling Number 28/PUU-XXIV/2026 on Monday (9/2/2026). It is known that in this ruling, the MK rejected the applicant’s petition in its entirety.