Published on August 20, 2025, by KOMPAS
By Willy Medi Christian Nababan
Published on August 20, 2025, by KOMPAS
Civil Society Coalition Reports 2 Ministers and 33 Deputy Ministers to KPK for Holding Dual Positions
By Willy Medi Christian Nababan
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — A coalition of civil society organizations reported alleged corruption involving two ministers and 33 deputy ministers to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday (August 20, 2025). The report is based on the practice of these officials holding dual positions as commissioners within state-owned enterprises (SOEs), which is deemed not only to violate the law but also to open up opportunities for corruption and conflicts of interest.
The coalition consists of Themis Indonesia, Transparency International Indonesia (TII), and the Democracy, Constitution, and Human Rights Research Centre (Pandekha) at the Faculty of Law, Gadjah Mada University (UGM). They believe that the dual positions held by these high-ranking officials have the potential to cause state losses.
“This dual position not only violates statutory provisions, but also creates the potential for corruption due to the dual income or revenue obtained from two different positions,” said TII researcher Bagus Pradana in a written statement in Jakarta.
According to Bagus, this practice also reinforces conflicts of interest in the management of SOEs. The oversight function, which should be the primary duty of a commissioner, has become weak and ineffective. The coalition referred to the corruption cases at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya, where a 2019 report by the Indonesian Ombudsman found weaknesses in the supervisory system, one of which was caused by concurrent commissioner positions.
Ironically, Bagus said, this practice contradicts the government’s stated commitment to eradicating corruption. He also highlighted President Prabowo Subianto’s state address on August 15, 2025, which specifically mentioned that corruption in state-owned enterprises remains a major problem.
“However, this speech often contradicts the actions taken to address it. The President actually approves deputy ministers to serve as commissioners in state-owned enterprises, claiming to represent the government,” Bagus said.
Breaking the law
Bagus revealed that holding multiple positions is clearly violating at least five legal provisions. First, Article 23 of Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning State Ministries, which expressly prohibits ministers from holding concurrent positions as commissioners or directors in state-owned enterprises. This prohibition, based on Constitutional Court ruling Number 80/PUU-XVII/2019, also applies to deputy ministers.
Second, Law Number 1 of 2025 concerning state-owned enterprises (BUMN) prohibits commissioners from holding other positions prohibited by law. Third, Law Number 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services prohibits public service officers at government agencies from holding concurrent positions as commissioners.
Fourth, the practice of holding multiple positions is considered a clear violation of the General Principles of Good Governance (AUPB), particularly the principles of legal certainty and conflict of interest, as stipulated in Law Number 30 of 2014 concerning Government Administration.
Fifth, the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises’ own regulations, namely Ministerial Regulation of the State-Owned Enterprises Number PER-3/MBU/03/2023, specifically requires that members of the Board of Commissioners not hold positions that could potentially allow a conflict of interest.
Bagus also highlighted the financial implications of this practice, namely the dual income and benefits received by officials. This refers to Presidential Regulation Number 60 of 2012 concerning the Financial Rights of Deputy Ministers and Regulation of the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Number PER-3/MBU/03/2023, which also regulates the income of board commissioners.
Based on this, Bagus said, the civil society coalition is urging the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately process this report and recommend to the President a total ban on the practice of dual positions. “We also ask the President to dismiss all ministers and deputy ministers who hold dual positions, not only in SOEs but also in other positions that could potentially create a conflict of interest,” he said.
Preventing conflict of interest
KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo appreciated the civil society coalition’s report. He said KPK sees the complaint as a form of public support for mitigating and preventing potential conflicts of interest (COI) in government administration.
“We convey our gratitude and appreciation. This is one of KPK’s focuses regarding the appeal to state officials not to hold dual positions so that we can mitigate the COI,” Budi said.
Regarding the call for KPK to reprimand the President who is seen as approving this practice, Budi said the KPK would first examine the coalition’s views and studies. “This will certainly enrich and provide a platform for discussion for KPK in assessing potential corruption, particularly potential conflicts of interest in this dual position practices,” Budi said.