Prosecutor: Johnny G. Plate Receives Various Facilities, Playing Golf To Hotels In Various Countries

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Communication and Information (Kominfo), Johnny G. Plate, was charged with not only receiving money related to the alleged corruption case in the provision of Base Tranceiver Station (BTS) infrastructure. However, he also received facilities worth billions of rupiah.Prosecutors said Johnny got free golfing facilities. Because, the entire bill was paid by the President Director of PT Mora Telematika Indonesia Galumbang Menak Simanjuntak."During the period 2021-2022, we will receive facilities from Galumbang Menak Simanjuntak in the form of payments for playing Golf 6 (six) times, which is approximately Rp420 million," said the prosecutor at the trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, June 27.Then, Johnny also received facilities from the President Director of PT Sansaine Exindo Jemy Sutijawan worth IDR 452.5 million around 2022. Form, part of the payment of hotel bills when he was with the team during an official trip to Barcelona, Spain.This NasDem politician also received similar facilities from the Commissioner of PT Solitech Media Sinergy, Irwan Hermawan. At that time, Johnny made official trips to several countries."Around 2022, Irwan Hermawan received facilities in the form of some hotel payments with the team during his overseas official trip to Paris, France amounting to Rp453.6 million, London, England amounting to Rp167.6 million, and the United States amounting to Rp404.6 million," said the prosecutor.Meanwhile, for giving in the form of money, Johnny G. Plate is said to have received around Rp. 16 billion. However, if calculated as a whole, he has received Rp. 17.8 billion.
The money was given from the President Director of Bakti Kominfo, Anang Achmad Latief, amounting to Rp10 billion and Rp1,950 billion Then, from Irwan Hermawan Rp4 billion."The defendant Johnny Gerard Plate (enriched himself) in the amount of Rp. 17,848,308,000," said the prosecutor.