BPK Hands Financial Audit Reports Year 2019 and Three Special Purpose Audit Reports on The Ministry Of Defense
JAKARTA, BPK Public Relations – As mandated by the Constitutions, Board Member I of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK), Hendra Susanto, directly handed the Audit Reports on the Ministry of Defense Financial Statements Year 2019 to the Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto at the Ministry’s Office in Jakarta on Thursday (30/07/2020).
The submission was also attended by Vice Minister of Defense, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Director General of Audit I, Novy Gregory Antonius Pelenkahu, Chief of Staff Indonesian National Military-Land Force (TNI AD), TNI General Andika Perkasa, Chief of Staff of Indonesian Military-Naval Force (TNI AL), TNI Admiral Yudo Margono, Chief of Staff of Indonesian National Military-Air Force (TNI AU), TNI Marshals Fadjar Prasetyo, High Officials of the Ministry of Defense and Auditors of BPK.
On his remarks, BPK Board Member I said as it had been already known that the results of BPK’s audit on the Ministry of Defense Financial Statements Year 2018 obtained an Unqualified Opinion with an emphasize on several matters. In the audit on the Minister of Defense Financial Statements Year 2019, BPK did not find any significant issues that have impacts on the fairness presentation of the financial statements. Thus, the opinion on the Ministry of Defense Financial Statements Year 2019 again obtained an Unqualified Opinion.
“The audit on the Ministry of Defense Financial Statements Year 2019 was carried out during the time of non-natural disaster caused by the spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). It was then followed-up by the implementation of Work From Home (WFH) in both the Ministry of Defense and BPK starting from 16 March 2020 and 17 March 2020 respectively. Nevertheless, the audit could still be carried out through request, supply, delivery and testing of remote data done via email, online communication and video conference. As a result, the audit evidence could be obtained sufficiently and appropriately to give an opinion on the Ministry of Defense Financial Statements Year 2019,” BPK Board Member I explained.
On this opportunity, BPK also submitted three Special Purpose Audit Reports Year 2019. First is the Compliance Audit on the Fuel Oil and Lubricants (BMP) Management Year 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the Organization Units (UO) of TNI AD. On this audit, BPK concluded that the BMP Management Year 2017, 2018 and 2019 were not carry out in accordance with applicable provisions in all material respects.
Second is the Special Purpose Audit Reports on the compliance of BMP Management Year 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the UO of TNI AL. BPK concluded that the BMP Management Year 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the UO of TNI AL had been carried out in accordance with both Regulation of Minister of Defense Number 17 Year 2016 concerning BMP Management in the Ministry of Defense and TNI and other relevant regulations in all material respects.
Third is the Compliance Audit on Procurement of Defense Equipment (Alutsista) Carried Out and/or Received in 2018 up to 30 September 2019 in the UO of the TNI AU. BPK concluded that the planning and the implementation of the procurement of Alutsista carried out and/or received in 2018 up to 30 September 2019 in the UO of the TNI AU was not fully carry out in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Alutsista procurement.