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Indonesia Tightens Sports Budget Oversight to Protect Athletes' Rights

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Indonesia's Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) is tightening budget oversight for national training camps with BPKP's involvement.
  • The goal is to ensure funds reach athletes and are used appropriately, preventing any cuts to athletes' rights by sports organizations.
  • Minister Erick Thohir stressed transparency and accountability in sports anggaran management, warning against misuse of funds.

Indonesia's Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) is implementing stricter oversight of national training camp budgets, collaborating with the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP). This initiative aims to guarantee that funds allocated to sports branches are directly received by athletes and utilized for their intended purposes.

If athletes' rights are cut by sports organizations, report it to us. We will then investigate together with BPKP.

— Erick ThohirMinister of Youth and Sports, detailing the new oversight measures for training camp budgets.

Minister of Youth and Sports, Erick Thohir, stated that the oversight extends to ensuring that sports organizations do not deduct from athletes' entitlements. "If athletes' rights are cut by sports organizations, report it to us. We will then investigate together with BPKP," Erick announced in Jakarta. He added that any findings of state financial losses would be pursued through further investigation mechanisms, emphasizing the need to resolve corruption issues within Kemenpora and sports organizations.

Thohir underscored that the protection of athletes, who are considered national sports heroes, is paramount. He assured that allocated government budgets for training camps would not remain idle within Kemenpora but would be promptly disbursed to sports branches once administrative processes are complete. The disbursement process requires the availability of the State Budget Implementation List (DIPA), after which Kemenpora will forward the funds.

Protection for athletes must be the priority because athletes are our sports heroes.

— Erick ThohirEmphasizing the importance of safeguarding athletes' interests.

As part of broader governance reforms, Kemenpora is also enhancing transparency through e-procurement and e-budgeting systems. "Everything must be transparent. There should be no more misuse or manipulation of budgets as in the past," Thohir asserted. The ministry is also working with the Audit Board (BPK) and the Attorney General's Office to ensure clear accountability for sports budget utilization. The training camp budgets now incorporate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) specific to sports, events, and athletes, aiming for more targeted spending and stronger athlete protection.

Everything must be transparent. There should be no more misuse or manipulation of budgets as in the past.

— Erick ThohirHighlighting the ministry's commitment to transparent budget management.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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