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PLN partners with South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office to strengthen legal support and asset protection

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • PT PLN UID Sulselrabar has partnered with the South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office for legal support and asset protection.
  • The collaboration aims to accelerate company programs, particularly in asset security and land acquisition, while adhering to regulations.
  • Both parties emphasize the agreement as a concrete step towards legal certainty and a preventive measure against disputes hindering national development.

PT PLN (Persero) Unit Induk Distribusi (UID) Sulawesi Selatan, Sulawesi Tenggara, and Sulawesi Barat (Sulselrabar) has officially partnered with the South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Sulsel) to bolster legal assistance and secure vital electricity assets. The agreement was signed at the Kejati Sulsel office in Makassar.

Edyansyah, General Manager of PLN UID Sulselrabar, stated that this cooperation is expected to expedite the implementation of company programs, especially those concerning asset security and land acquisition, ensuring compliance with existing regulations. He acknowledged that PLN frequently encounters regulatory hurdles during project execution, while simultaneously facing demands for accelerated completion of President Prabowo Subianto's priority Astacita programs and other operational mandates.

We are weak in terms of regulations, not to mention that many Astacita programs and mandates carried out by PLN demand speed of completion. Therefore, this cooperation is necessary.

— EdyansyahGeneral Manager of PLN UID Sulselrabar, explaining the need for the partnership.

"We are weak in terms of regulations, not to mention that many Astacita programs and mandates carried out by PLN demand speed of completion. Therefore, this cooperation is necessary," Edyansyah remarked.

The signing today is a form of follow-up and strengthening of synergy at the level of the District Attorney's Office and PLN Execution Units in the regions.

— Muhammad SyarifuddinSouth Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office Chief, on the significance of the agreement.

South Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office Chief Muhammad Syarifuddin affirmed that the signing of this cooperation agreement is a concrete step toward ensuring legal certainty for electricity operations. He noted that the agreement is a derivative and follow-up to a similar provincial-level collaboration established the previous year. "The signing today is a form of follow-up and strengthening of synergy at the level of the District Attorney's Office and PLN Execution Units in the regions," Syarifuddin stated.

Syarifuddin urged that the cooperation agreement be utilized optimally as a preventive measure. "This is to identify potential problems, provide appropriate legal solutions, and minimize the risk of disputes that could hinder national development," he added. The signing ceremony was attended by assistants to the Prosecutor General, all heads of District Attorneys' offices in South Sulawesi, and other PLN officials.

This is to identify potential problems, provide appropriate legal solutions, and minimize the risk of disputes that could hinder national development.

— Muhammad SyarifuddinSouth Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office Chief, on the preventive aims of the cooperation.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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