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CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF INDONESIA’S STATE-OWNED
ENTERPRISE DIRECTORS FOR ACTS THAT CAUSE STATE
FINANCIAL LOSSES
Abraham Ethan Martupa Sahat Marune
Pelita Harapan University, Indonesia
am80203@student.uph.edu
PAPER INFO ABSTRACT
Received:
October 2021
Revised:
November 2021
Approved:
November 2021
Background: Directors of state-owned enterprises can be prosecuted
because of suspicions of their actions which cause state finances loss.
Aim: The objectives of this research is to find out the responsibilities of
directors which cause state finances loss.
Method: This research used normative juridical methods.
Findings: The research found that the directors of state-owned enterprises
were assumed as state officers. State-owned company assets were interpreted
as state assets, as well as state loss was interpreted as state finance loss. In
administrative law, when directors of state-owned enterprises do an action
that causes state financial loss, they are obliged to return the loss, but in
criminal law, returning the loss will not eliminate the penalty of the criminal.
KEYWORDS
criminal liability; directors of state-owned enterprise; state financial loss
INTRODUCTION
The 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Article 4 paragraph (1) gives the
President the authority to exercise government power to achieve the goals of the state, namely
the welfare of the people. This provision is further detailed in Article 33 which forms the basis
for implementing constitutional duties for all components of the nation, including Indonesia’s
Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN)/State-Owned Enterprises (SOE).
Many people think that state-owned companies are extraordinary economic forces and
drivers. For example, in Singapore and Malaysia, SOEs contribute greatly to economic activity.
In Indonesia, SOEs are included in many diverse sectors or business fields, from banking,
energy, food, infrastructure, transportation sectors, both sea, and air. A total of 118 SOEs in
2015 with total assets of IDR 5,395 trillion can certainly make a greater contribution to
economic growth in the following year if they can synergize in managing the business fields
of each SOE (Juliani, 2016). BUMN assets are also estimated to be larger through the asset
revaluation process (Kompas, 2016). SOEs continue to work on many projects. As an
illustration, the total value of BUMN projects with a period of 1-3 years by the end of 2015
reached Rp 795.9 trillion. Realization until the end of 2015 amounted to Rp 248.5 trillion. In
2016, it is projected that there are 62 strategic projects carried out by SOEs, with a value of
approximately IDR 347.2 trillion (Juliani, 2016).
The management of SOEs cannot be separated from the role of the board of directors,
because the board of directors is the SOEs’ organ responsible for the management of SOEs for
the interests and objectives of the SOEs, and represents SOEs both inside and outside the court.
The directors' persistence in leading SOEs by prioritizing the principles of professionalism,
profitability, efficiency, and innovation will have a positive impact on the SOEs themselves in
carrying out their functions as public service providers and development agents. This can be
seen, among other things, in Ignasius Jonan when he led the Indonesian Railways Company
(PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero)). On the other hand, SOE directors can also be sued in
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court because they are suspected/accused of having taken actions that harm state finances as a
result of their actions in managing/managing the SOEs they lead. The last case is the case of
RJ Lino. Richard Joost Lino (RJ Lino) is the president director of the Indonesian Port
Corporation II (PT Pelindo II (Persero)) who was officially dismissed from his position by the
shareholders on December 23, 2015, after the KPK named Lino a suspect in the alleged
corruption case in the procurement of quay container cranes (QCC) in 2010.
In connection with the importance of the board of directors in managing the SOEs they
lead and the responsibilities and risks they carry in managing state assets, research will be
conducted by examining the issues: Criminal Liability of Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprise
Directors for Acts That Cause State Financial Losses.
Directors as Actors and Managers of SOEs
Based on Article 1 point 5 of Law Number 40 of 2007 concerning Limited Liability
Companies (UUPT), the Board of Directors is a company organ that is authorized and fully
responsible for the management of the company for the benefit of the company, following the
aims and objectives of the company and represents the company, both inside and outside the
company. or outside the court following the provisions of the articles of association. It is
reaffirmed in Article 92 paragraphs (1) and (2) that the Board of Directors carries out
management of the Company for the benefit of the company and in accordance with the aims
and objectives of the company and the Board of Directors are authorized to carry out
management in accordance with policies deemed appropriate, within the limits specified in the
law. this law and/or the articles of association.
In Article 5 of Law Number 19 of 2003 concerning State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN
Law), it is stated that: 1) The management of BUMN is carried out by the Board of Directors;
2) The Board of Directors is fully responsible for the management of the BUMN for the
interests and objectives of the BUMN and represents the BUMN, both inside and outside the
court; and 3) In carrying out their duties, members of the Board of Directors must comply with
the articles of association of SOEs and laws and regulations and must implement the principles
of professionalism, efficiency, transparency, independence, accountability, responsibility, and
fairness.
There are duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors, namely carrying out the
management of the Company. The management of the company is carried out by the Board of
Directors in accordance with its policies in good faith and responsibility but must remain within
the limits determined by the law and the company's articles of association. The management of
the company is the responsibility of the Board of Directors itself, therefore the Board of
Directors is also responsible for the company's losses caused by errors or negligence in the
duties of the Board of Directors Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises, 2007). Members of the
Board of Directors also personally bear the loss, namely in the case of the Board of Directors
of 2 or more persons whose responsibilities apply jointly and severally. The members of the
Board of Directors can be released from the responsibility for state losses if they can prove that
the loss was not due to error or negligence, and has carried out management carefully and in
good faith, has no conflict of interest, and has taken precautions (Pratama, 2015). In Article 7
of the BUMN Law and reaffirmed in Article 23 of the Decree of the Minister of BUMN
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Number: PER-01/MBU/2011 dated August 1, 2011, concerning the Implementation of Good
Corporate Governance, that members of the board of directors are prohibited from taking
personal advantage either directly or indirectly from BUMN activities other than legitimate
income.
Terminology of State Finances and State Financial Losses according to Indonesian Law
Terminology of State Finance
State-Owned Enterprises, hereinafter referred to as SOEs in Article 1 number 1 of the
BUMN Law, are business entities whose entire or most of the capital is owned by the state
through direct investment originating from separate state assets. In Article 1 point 10 of the
BUMN Law, it is emphasized that the separated state assets are state assets originating from
the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) to be used as state capital participation in
Persero and/or Perum and other limited companies.
Based on the formulation that BUMN capital comes from separated state assets, it raises
the opinion of some parties who state that SOE's wealth is not part of the state's wealth. One of
them is Professor of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia Erman Radjaguguk who stated
that the wealth of SOEs does not become state assets, the article "separated state wealth" in
SOEs is only in the form of shares or in other words the state only has shares in state-owned
companies (FNH, 2012).
However, if you look at the terminology of state finances in Article 1 point 1 of Law
Number 17 of 2003 concerning State Finance, it is stated that state finances are all state rights
and obligations that can be valued in money, as well as everything in the form of money or
money. in the form of goods that can be used as state property in connection with the
implementation of these rights and obligations. Then it is emphasized in Article 2 letter g of
the State Finance Law, state finances include state assets/ regional assets managed by
themselves or by other parties in the form of money, securities, receivables, goods, and other
rights that can be valued in money, including assets. separated on state/regional companies.
Based on the formulation of Article 2 letter g, it means that state finances include state assets
including assets separated from state companies/regional companies.
Referring to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of
Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number
31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, it is also regulated regarding
the terminology of state finances. The General Elucidation of the Anti-Corruption Law states
that state finances are all state assets in any form, separated or not separated, including all parts
of state assets and all rights and obligations arising from:
1) Being in the control, management, and accountability of state agency officials, both
at the central and regional levels;
2) Being in the control, management, and accountability of State-Owned
Enterprises/Regional-Owned Enterprises, foundations, legal entities, and companies
that include state capital, or companies that include third-party capital based on
agreements with the state.
Terminology of State Financial Losses
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The terminology of state financial losses is contained in Article 1 number 22 of Law
Number 1 of 2004 concerning the State Treasury, which states that state/regional losses are a
shortage of money, securities, and goods, which are real and definite in amount as a result of
unlawful acts either intentionally or negligently. This formulation is also regulated in Article 1
point 15 of Law Number 15 of 2006 concerning the Indonesian Audit Board (Badan Pemeriksa
Keuangan).
Regarding state financial losses, the Indonesian Audit Board (BPK) uses 4 (four) criteria
for state financial losses (Adami, 2018), namely:
1) Reduced state assets and or increased state obligations that deviate from the provisions
of the applicable laws and regulations. Meanwhile, state wealth is a consequence of
the existence of profitable income receipts and expenditures that are a burden on state
finances (income minus state expenditures).
2) Not receiving part or all of the income that benefits state finances, which deviates
from the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations.
3) Part or all of the expenditure that is a burden on state finances is greater or should not
be a burden on state finances, which deviates from the provisions of the applicable
laws and regulations.
4) Any increase in state obligations resulting from commitments that deviate from the
provisions of the applicable laws and regulations.
In the General Elucidation of the State Treasury Law number 6 concerning Settlement of
State Financial Losses, it is emphasized that any state/regional losses caused by unlawful acts
or negligence of a person must be replaced by the guilty party. With the settlement of these
losses, the country/region can be recovered from the losses that have occurred (Juliani, 2016).
METHOD
The research method that the author uses in compiling this paper is normative juridical
research as the author has alluded to above. Normative Juridical Research Method is a legal
research library conducted by examining library materials or secondary data (Sunggono, 2003).
The author uses the Deductive Thinking Method, which is a way of thinking that is used when
concluding from something that is general and has been proven true and then the conclusion is
intended for something specific (Sedarmayanti & Hidayat, 2002).
Because of the things that the author has described above, thus the object analyzed by
qualitative research is a research method that refers to the legal norms and provisions contained
in the Legislation (Soekanto & Mahmudhi, 2003).
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Accountability of SOE Directors for Acts That Cause State Financial Loss
According to the explanation of Article 2 point 7 of Law Number 28 of 1999 concerning
State Organizers that are Clean and Free from Corruption, Collusion and Nepotism, in point 1
it is emphasized that the Directors, Commissioners, and other structural officials in BUMN and
BUMD are state administrators. This is because they are included in the group of officials who
have strategic functions in relation concerning the administration of the state in accordance
with the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations. The SOE officials are responsible
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for bringing SOEs as agents of development by using the Business Judgment Rules (BJR)
paradigm and the principles of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) (Soekanto & Mahmudhi,
2003).
Implementation of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) Principles
Based on Article 1 point 1 of the Decree of the Minister of BUMN Number: PER-
01/MBU/2011 dated August 1, 2011, concerning the Implementation of Good Corporate
Governance in BUMN as amended by the Decree of the Minister of State for BUMN Number:
PER-09/MBU /2012, Good Corporate Governance, hereinafter referred to as GCG, are the
principles that underlie a process and mechanism for managing a company based on laws and
regulations and corporate ethics. Through the Ministerial Decree, it is emphasized in Article 2
paragraph (1), that SOEs are required to implement GCG consistently and sustainably by
referring to this Ministerial Regulation while still taking into account the applicable provisions,
norms, and articles of association of SOEs.
The required GCG principles include (Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, 2011):
1) Transparency, that transparency in the decision-making process and openness in
disclosing material and relevant information about the company;
2) Accountability, namely clarity of function, implementation and liability organs so that
the management company to run effectively;
3) Responsibility, the suitability in the management of the company against the laws and
principles of healthy corporate;
4) Independency, which is a state where a professionally managed company with no
conflict of interest and influence/pressure from any party that does not comply with
the legislation and the principles of healthy corporate;
5) Fairness, namely justice and equality in fulfilling the rights of Stakeholders Arising
under the agreement and the legislation in force.
Regarding the principles of GCG, it is also regulated in Article 5 paragraph (3) of the
BUMN Law, and in its explanation, it is said that the Board of Directors as an organ of BUMN
assigned to manage is subject to all regulations that apply to BUMN and still adhere to the
application of GCG principles.
There is a goal in the application of GCG principles to BUMN in Article 4 of the Decree
of the Minister of BUMN Number: PER-01/MBU/2011 dated August 1, 2011, concerning the
Implementation of Good Corporate Governance in BUMN, namely to:
1) Optimizing the value of BUMN so that companies have strong competitiveness, both
nationally and internationally, so that they can maintain their existence and live
sustainably to achieve the aims and objectives of BUMN;
2) Encouraging the management of SOEs in a professional, efficient, and effective
manner, as well as empowering functions and increasing the independence of Persero
Organs / Perum Organs;
3) Encouraging Persero Organs/ Perum Organs in making decisions and carrying out
actions based on high moral values and compliance with laws and regulations, as well
as awareness of BUMN's social responsibility towards Stakeholders and
environmental sustainability around BUMN;
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4) Increase the contribution of SOEs in the national economy;
5) Improving a conducive climate for the development of the national investment.
Application of the Principles of Business Judgment Rule (BJR)
In the perspective of modern corporate law, there is a doctrine called the Business
Judgment Rule. According to Black Law Dictionary, a business judgment rule is defined as a
presumption that in making a business decision not involving direct self-interest or self-dealing,
corporate directors act in the honest belief that their actions are in the corporation’s best interest
(Garner, 2010). The doctrine teaches that the Board of Directors of a company is not
responsible for losses arising from an act of decision making if the action is based on good
faith and prudence. The Board of Directors gets protection without the need to obtain
justification from the shareholders or the court for the decisions they make in the context of
managing the Company. The business judgment rule doctrine encourages the Board of
Directors to be more daring to take risks than to be too careful so that the company cannot run
optimally. This principle reflects the assumption that court judges cannot make better
assurances in the business field than Directors, because judges generally do not have new
business skills to study problems after the facts have occurred (Makawimbang, 2014).
In the BJR Principles, it is necessary to ensure that every decision of the Board of
Directors/Commissioners is not taken with evil intentions and actions. That way, it will be clear
which decision is a business risk and not a criminal act. In the end, even if the Board of
Directors/Commissioners are involved in criminal matters, they can easily prove that the
elements of men’s rea and actus reus are not fulfilled (Rajagukguk, 2006a).
The implementation of the business judgment rule doctrine in the civil law system does
not highlight certain standards. However, it is based more on the power of attorney agreements
between the parties. Following the principle of fiduciary duty, a director as the beneficiary of
the company may not act beyond the limits of his authority, as stipulated in the company's
articles of association. If a director takes action outside and or following the limits of his
authority that have been given to him, he will personally be legally responsible, not the
company as the power of attorney.
In the positive law level, such as the Limited Liability Company Law, it is not found
explicitly and related to the business judgment rule doctrine. However, if examined carefully,
the business judgment rule doctrine has been accommodated in the provisions of Article 92 and
Article 97 of the Indonesian Limited Liability Company Law.
The substance of Article 97 paragraph (5) of the Limited Liability Company Law, states
that a member of the board of directors cannot be held responsible for the loss of a company if
they can prove that: (a) the loss was not due to their fault or negligence, (b) has managed in
good faith and prudence in the interest and in accordance with the aims and objectives of the
company, (c) has no direct or indirect conflict of interest over management actions that result
in losses, and (d) has taken action to prevent the occurrence or continuation of such losses.
In addition to protecting to the Board of Directors of the Company, it seems that the
provisions of Article 115 paragraph (5) of the Limited Liability Company Law have also
accommodated the business judgment rule doctrine against Members of the Board of
Commissioners when a company goes bankrupt. The principle of 'good faith' stated in Article
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97 paragraph (2) of the Limited Liability Company Law contains the 'soul' and 'spirit' of the
business judgment rule doctrine. Directors cannot be blamed for their decisions as long as the
decisions do not contain elements of personal interest, are decided based on information they
believe, under appropriate circumstances and rationally, and are the best decisions for the
company.
There are at least three parameters, which determine whether a business decision avoids
violating the duty of care principles. First, have information about the problem to be decided
and believe that the information is correct and can be accounted for. Second, decide in good
faith and have no interest in that decision. Third, have a rational basis for believing that the
decisions they take are the best for the company (Constitutional Court Decision, 2019).
The accountability of a Board of Directors can be seen from the conformity in the
management of the company to the laws and regulations and sound corporate principles. Based
on this, if the Board of Directors in managing SOEs results in financial losses of SOEs due to
unlawful acts, whether intentionally or negligently, it can be interpreted as harming state
finances as long as they meet the formulation of the provisions of the laws and regulations that
govern them (Juliani, 2016).
Criminal Sanctions for SOE Directors whose actions result in State Financial Losses
Based on the explanation of Article 2 point 7 of Law Number 28 of 1999 concerning State
Organizers that are Clean and Free from Corruption, Collusion, and Nepotism, it is emphasized
that the Directors, Commissioners, and other structural officials in BUMN and BUMD are state
administrators. They have a strategic function in the administration of the state and are
responsible for guiding SOEs as agents of development with the principles of good corporate
governance. The accountability of the Board of Directors can be seen in compliance with the
laws and regulations and the principles of a healthy corporation. If a loss occurs, whether
intentionally or negligently against the law, it can be interpreted as a state financial loss as long
as it fulfills the formulation of the elements of the laws and regulations that govern it.
State Administrative Law stipulates that harming state finances can be said to be the same
as state losses, as regulated in:
1) Article 35 paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) of Law Number 17 of 2003 concerning State
Finance;
2) Article 1 number 22 and Article 59 to Article 67 of Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning
the State Treasury;
3) Article 20 paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of Law Number 30 of 2014 concerning
Government Administration; and
4) Article 67 paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning the State Treasury.
Based on Article 20 paragraphs (2) and (6) of Law Number 30 of 2014 concerning
Government Administration, officials who make administrative errors and cause state financial
losses due to an element of abuse of authority must return the losses. Referring to the
Regulation of the Supreme Court Number 4 of 2015 concerning Guidelines for Proceeding in
the Assessment of Elements of Abuse of Authority, the Administrative Court has the authority
to assess before the criminal process.
According to Article 64 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning the State
Treasury, the actions of the Board of Directors of SOEs that result in state financial losses may
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be subject to administrative and/or criminal sanctions. Furthermore, in paragraph (2), it is
emphasized that the criminal decision does not release the relevant Board of Directors from
claims for compensation (Juliani, 2016).
The basis for the lawsuit against the Board of Directors who committed an act, made an
error or omission resulting in a loss to the Company is Article 1365 Indonesian Civil Code
(Burgerlijk Wetboek (BW)) or better known as a lawsuit for unlawful acts (Onrechtmatige
daad). In addition, in the provisions of Article 1366 BW, it is determined that every person is
responsible not only for losses caused by his actions but also those caused by negligence or
carelessness. In this case, the Board of Directors of BUMN Persero as the fiduciary duty holder
of the shareholders of the Company is fully responsible for the management and management
for the interests and objectives of the Company and to carry out the duties and obligations
assigned to him in good faith, in accordance with the provisions outlined in the articles of
association. and applicable laws and regulations.
Article 155 of the Indonesian Company Law (UUPT) stipulates that: "The provisions
regarding the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and/or the Board of Commissioners for
their errors and omissions as regulated in this Law do not reduce the provisions stipulated in
the Law on Criminal Law''. This provision contains the principle that civil liability
(Civielrechtelijke aansprakelijkheid) does not eliminate or reduce criminal liability for errors
and omissions committed by the Board of Directors and/or the Board of Commissioners if it is
proven that the error or omission contains elements of a criminal act.
Based on the provisions of Article 155 of the Limited Liability Company Law, the Board
of Directors and/or the Board of Commissioners can be prosecuted simultaneously, both civilly
and criminally. For example, if a member of the Board of Directors or a member of the Board
of Commissioners embezzles money or assets of the Company, both civil and criminal liability
are attached to the act. Civil liability can be sued based on Article 1365 BW as a violation of
the law which causes the Company to suffer losses due to the embezzlement act. The criminal
responsibility can be prosecuted based on Article 372 of the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP),
namely intentionally taking or unlawfully possessing an item that wholly or partly belongs to
the Company which is in his hands to be managed (Harahap, 2009).
Juridically, both criminal acts and unlawful acts are both wrong and each constitutes a
deviation or violation of the law (Commission) and of legal obligations (Omission). In the
Indonesian legal system, an act is a criminal offense only if an existing criminal provision
determines that the act is a criminal offense. This relates to the principle of legality adopted in
Indonesian criminal law as stipulated in Article 1 paragraph (1) of the Indonesian Penal Code.
Thus, state financial losses in the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Law cannot be applied
to state financial inclusion in State-Owned Enterprises. This is because SOEs are the legal
entity that is not wholly-owned by the state. Because there are private equity investments whose
legal arrangements and regulations are subject to the provisions of the Company Law and the
BUMN Law, so that state financial losses in BUMN that are carried out by the Board of
Directors as a result of their policies cannot be imposed as acts of corruption as regulated in
Article 2 paragraph (1) and Article 3 of the Anti-Corruption Law, except if someone
intentionally embezzles the shares of a State-Owned Enterprise against the law that he keeps
because of his position or allows the shares to be taken or embezzled by another person or
assists in carrying out the act (Rajagukguk, 2006b).
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Legal remedies that can be taken by the state against the Board of Directors whose actions
cause losses to the Company should not necessarily be carried out based on criminal acts of
corruption, but must meet the elements as described above cumulatively, not only emphasizing
the elements of state financial losses or the economy. only country. In addition, the relevant
Board of Directors may be criminally prosecuted, for example on charges of embezzlement,
falsification of financial data or reports, and criminal acts in the banking sector (Ginting, 2007).
CONCLUSION
BUMN/Indonesian SOEs in the form of a Limited Liability Company is a Legal Entity, so
as a Legal Entity. In BUMN inherent characteristics possessed by legal entities, namely: having
an organized organization, having assets that are separate from the founders or shareholders;
can perform acts and enter into legal relations themselves; and has certain objectives specified
in the articles of association and does not conflict with the laws and regulations. Therefore, in
accordance with the characteristics of a Legal Entity that separates the assets of a Legal Entity
from the assets of its shareholders or management, this also applies to BUMN. Thus, the legal
status of ownership of assets or assets of BUMN which is sourced from separated state assets
does not include state assets or finances as referred to in the State Finance Law.
The BUMN Law stipulates that the Board of Directors is the organ that is fully responsible
for the management of BUMN and represents BUMN both inside and outside the court. In the
management of a Company, profits or losses may arise for the Company. However, losses that
occur in a BUMN Persero cannot be considered as state financial losses, because in the
management of the Company there are always business risks that can bring losses to the
Company. Therefore, losses arising from a business transaction carried out by BUMN Persero
do not automatically become state losses which lead to criminal acts of corruption, where what
can be referred to as state losses is if the act that causes losses to the Company is carried out
against the law, namely the non-execution of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors which
causes the Board of Directors not to be entitled to legal protection in accordance with the
principle of business judgment rule . The Board of Directors of the Company can be held liable
both civilly and criminally if he acts outside his authority (ultra vires) and or does not perform
his duties and obligations on the basis of good faith, prudence and in the best interest of the
Company.
Based on the conclusions as described above, it is hereby recommended several
suggestions, namely that it is necessary to make changes and synchronization of laws and
regulations on the definition of state finances and state losses, which until now are still
contradictory and overlapping between one law and the other. other statutory provisions. This
needs to be done to provide legal certainty (Rechtszekerheid) for SOE management so that they
do not hesitate in making business decisions and are more willing to take risks to support the
development and progress of the Company in achieving its goals; and that. The application of
the principles of good corporate governance must be prioritized in the management of SOEs to
improve company performance and maintain public trust and to achieve company goals and
objectives in ways with integrity. It is hoped that there will no longer be deviations made by
the SOE management and the management in carrying out their duties and responsibilities
following the articles of association and laws and regulations.
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