Prosecutors Considered Lembek Looking For Irregularity In BTS 4G Corruption Auctions

4G BTS Corruption Trial at the Corruption Court (Photo: RIzky AP/VOI)

Chairman of the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta District Court, Fahzal Henri, considers the Public Prosecutor (JPU) and the witness to be very soft in looking for new facts in the trial of the alleged corruption case in the procurement of the 4G Base Transceiver Station (BTS) today. Meanwhile, in the trial involving the former Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate as a defendant, seven witnesses were presented. Starting from Judge Ketia Fahzal reiterated the question that had been asked by the prosecutor regarding the tender scheme for the 4G BTS project and its supporting infrastructure which was held offline. The question was directed to witness Gumala Warman as Head of the Procurement and Information System Division of the Directorate of Human Resources and Administrative Administration or Chairman of the Working Group for Procurement of Providers. "Is something wrong with the manual?" asked Fahzal during a trial at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday, August 3. "Because in principle you have to use electronics to maintain business competition. You can't actually," explained the prosecutor. "There is a manual ban?" continued Fahzal. "There is a ban," said the prosecutor. Hearing this explanation, Chief Judge Fahzal asked the witness to explain the rules for the auction tender. "Let's be clear what the problem is. Now I ask, Gumala, what are the rules manual or electronic?" asked Fahzal. "Pengadaan di BAKTI kita sudah menerapkan sistem elektronik," terang Gumala. "I asked the rules," cut Fahzal. "Electronic system," replied Gumala. "Then switch to manual. What's the difference?" continued Fahzal. "We will physically accept Manual," said Gumala. "Earlier, the public prosecutor stated that he maintains competition. Then if manual is there competition or not?" Fahzal said. "What we are experiencing is the competition, sir. We don't accept anything beyond the time limit," said Gumala. "It's sinking, it's starting like this, you're playing trillions of tenders," Fahzal quipped. Until finally, Gumala said that when referring to the BAKTI President Director Regulation Number 7 of 2020, tender prequalification does not require online or electronic decrees. "Just manual does not violate?" Fahzal said. "Yes," replied Gumala briefly. "You have to clear it. If according to the public prosecutor, why is it asked because there is a manual ban in the Regulation of the President Director of BAKTI, or Keppres," said Fahzal. "You have to be sharp, sir, just take it easy. To talk normally, what are we doing at this trial. What is odd at this auction stage. That's what we are looking for. He also answered soft, the question was also soft," continued Fahzal. "I apologize to the panel," replied the prosecutor. "It doesn't have to be hard on this trial, no. We are looking for facts. You will cover it later, I will make all the fake oaths. Once I came in I said," said Fahzal. For information, in this case, Johnny G. Plate was charged with committing a criminal act of corruption in the provision of 4G BTS infrastructure and supporting infrastructure for BAKTI Kominfo for the 2020 – 2022 period which cost the state finances Rp8,032,084,133,795.51.

In the indictment, it was stated that a number of parties benefited from the construction project, namely Johnny G. Plate received money amounting to Rp17,848,308,000.00; Anang Achmad Latif received Rp5 billion; Yohan Suryanto received Rp453,608,400.00. Furthermore, Irwan Hermawan received IDR 119 billion; Windi Purnama as Director of PT Multimedia Berdikari Sejahtera received IDR 500 million; Muhammad Yusrizki as Director of PT Basat Utama Prima received IDR 50 billion and 2.5 million US dollars; FiberHome Consortium PT Telkominfra PT Multi Trans Data (PT MTD) for Package 1 and 2 received IDR 2,940,870,824,490.00; Consortium Linta Huawei SEI for package 3 received IDR 1,584,914,620,955.00; and Consortium IBS and ZTE Package 4 and 5 received IDR 3,504,518,715,600,00.