Ahok Asks PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya to Be Audited
Reported by Nurito | Translated by Arief Rahman
Jakarta Governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) asked PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya as one of provincial-owned enterprises (BUMD) to be audited. The audit is requested due to company's share price that increased too much and multiplied.
I ask for audit and postponed this RUPS decision. We will report this to Bareskrim and State Attorney
As known in general shareholders meeting (RUPS) today, one of the meeting participants asked to sell the shares at Rp 7 billion per sheet, whereas the current shares' price is at Rp 1,058 billion. Because of this condition, Ahok decided to postpone the RUPS until an unspecified time to hold the investigation and audit by Bareskrim (National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate) of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya shareholders.
"I ask for audit and postponed this RUPS decision. We will report this to Bareskrim and State Attorney," said Ahok after joined RUPS at East Jakarta, (1/23).
City will Close Bad Performance BUMDAhok hoped the shareholders' history in getting their shares of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya will be known clearly through this investigation.
He mentioned, PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya needs big amount of money to fix market and builds a new warehouse now. But, this does not have to increase the shares' price from Rp 1,058 billion to Rp 7 billion per sheet.
"It is no fair for the small shareholders and the founder of this market. We must remember it, because this is the spirit of togetherness from Governor Ali Sadikin era. If you ask Rp 7 billion per sheet, please pay all Jakarta's shares," said Basuki.
Meanwhile, General Director of PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya, Dwi Antono said, total shares in PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya are 300 sheets, and Jakarta Provincial Government owned 75 percent or 224 sheets of the total. While the rest owned by individual
"The beginning price of the shares is only Rp 1 million. But, now the price reaches Rp 1.058 billion, RUPS postponed until the investigation from auditor team is complete," said Dwi Antono.
