Examined By The Attorney General's Office, Menpora Dito Affirms Obeying The Law: I'm OK, OK, I'm Cool

Menpora Dito Ariotedjo. BETWEEN/HO-Kemenpora/pri. (ANTARA/HO-Kemenpora)

JAKARTA - Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Ario Bimo Nandito Ariotedjo or Dito Ariotedjo said the summons of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) was like a tit for tat.

The 32-year-old man admitted that he had been waiting for a summons regarding allegations of involvement in the 4G base transceiver station (BTS) corruption case of the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) for the 2020-2022 period.

"Yes, I was summoned and this is a tit for tat because actually this issue came out two weeks ago, and I was bringing along with the Special Olympics (in Germany) and Indonesia as well as one of the host candidates. When I returned to Indonesia, I immediately took a long holiday. So from the start, I wanted to clarify and this is a tit for tat," said Dito at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Senayan, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Monday, July 3.

Dito said he would attend without anyone being accompanied. He also wanted to know what really happened.

"Preparation does not exist because I also want to talk. I also want to know. What is certain is that I am ready and as a law-abiding citizen, let alone still young, even though there is a dynamic like this, there is also a name mentioned, it should be present and sure that I am okay, it's just great," he said.

Previously, the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) at the Attorney General's Office, Febrie Adriansyah, said that Dito Ariotedjo was examined as a witness in the investigation into the alleged corruption case in the provision of BTS infrastructure and supporting infrastructure for Kominfo.

The Attorney General's Office has named eight suspects in the case that cost the state finances Rp8.32 trillion. Six of the eight suspects have the status of defendants who are currently in the process of proving at the trial of the Central Jakarta Corruption Court.

They are Anang Achmad Latif (AAL) as President Director of BAKTI of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Gahole Menak (GMS) as President Director of PT Mora Telematika Indonesia, Yohan Suryanto (YS) as a Human Development (HUDEV) expert at the University of Indonesia in 2020, Mukti Ali (MA) a suspect from PT Huwaei Technology Investment and Irwan Hermawan (IH) as Commissioner of PT Solitchmedia Synergy on May 22, 2023, and Johnny G Plate, former Minister of Communication and Information.

Two other suspects who are still in the process of completing the case files, namely Windi Purnama, as confidants of the suspects Irwan Hermawan (IH) and Muhammad Yusrizki, Director of PT Basar Utama Prima (BUP) who also serves as Chairman of the Renewable Energy Standing Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).