The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) calls on ministries/institutions/regional governments and other government institutions to administer and publish all forms of donations and assistance received related to Covid-19 countermeasures. Matters relating to the rise of donations, grants, and assistance provided directly to health facilities such as hospitals, Task Forces at the national and regional levels, regional governments, and also ministries and institutions.

"Agencies can utilize official sites managed by each of them to publish the receipt and use of assistance received to the public. Through the sites, agencies are also advised to update the data every day as a form of government transparency and accountability," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri, in Jakarta, Wednesday, 15 April 2020.

These recommendations were mentioned in an official letter from the KPK dated 14 April 2020, sent to the Chair of the Task Force for the Acceleration of Covid-19 Handling at the national and local levels and also to the heads of ministries/institutions/regional governments and other relevant agencies.

Through the letter, KPK also resolved doubts by a number of government agencies about the potential for gratification in receiving donations as a form of community participation, in the form of money, consumables, and capital goods to ministries/institutions/regional governments and other government agencies.

"Donations for disaster in various forms, as long as they are addressed to ministries, institutions, regional governments, and other government institutions, are not classified as gratification as stipulated in Article 12B of the Anti-Corruption Law," said Firli.

Therefore, Firli added, any donations are acceptable. Because they are not classified as prohibited gratuity, donations do not need to be reported to the KPK as stipulated in Article 2 of KPK Regulation Number 2 of 2019 on Gratification Reporting.

"However, government agencies or institutions as recipients of the donations need to ensure that the donations are directed to institutions, and not to individual civil servants or state administrators," Firli said.

The Covid-19 global pandemic 19 has become a worldwide concern which requires the participation from the government and the public also from the private sectors both from within and outside the country. However, according to the provisions in Law Number 24 of 2007 on Disaster Management, the collection and distribution of donations related to the Covid-19 pandemic are coordinated with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) or the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), so their use is appropriate and well targeted.

"The methods and procedures for documenting donations must refer to applicable regulations," concluded Firli.

Download the Letter of Donations/Grants Acceptance from the Community by Government Institutions

Unduh Surat Penerimaan Sumbangan/Hibah dari Masyarakat oleh Lembaga Pemerintah