BAKTI Kominfo Palak Huawei Rp325 Million: Christmas Sponsor Until Tandoku Championship

The trial of the BTS Bakti Kominfo corruption case at the Jakarta/PHOTO Corruption Court: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Telecommunication and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI) of the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) rejected PT Huawei Tech Investment worth IDR 325 million. The money is referred to as sponsorip in the 2020 Christmas event and the Tandoku Championships.

The disclosure of the request for money by BAKTI began when the Account Director of Integrated Account of the PT Huawei Tech Investment Department, Mukti Ali, was questioned about whether or not there was a request for money.

Mukti Ali also agreed. He said, if he had given Rp250 million as sponsorip for Christmas 2020 activities.

"Have you ever not been asked to sponsor related to the question earlier, by the Director of BAKTI Infrastructure, Mr. Bambang ever asked?" asked Chief Judge Fahzal Hendri during a trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, October 3.

"Once Your Majesty," replied Mukti Ali.

"How much was he given?" asked Judge Fahzal asserted.

"As far as I remember, at that time there was a sponsor for Christmas," said Mukti Ali.

"Ya berapa?" cecar Hakim Fahzal yang langsung dijawab Mukti Ali senilai Rp250 juta.

Then, BAKTI also had time to ask PT Huawei Tech Investment for Rp100 million, which was intended as a sponsor of the Tandoku championship event held by Kominfo.

The request was when BAKTI Kominfo President Director Anang Achmad Latif sent a proposal to Mukti Ali via Whatsap text message.

"Sent the proposal and then you answered, what sponsor, sir, should it be possible, sir, the Minister's trophy? Yes, Anang replied. Then Anang sent it to you 100, can you, sir, what 100?" asked the prosecutor

"Maybe 100 million," said Mukti Ali.

However, Huawei did not meet the request of Rp. 100 million. Because, it is said to be able to only provide Rp. 75 million.

"He asked for 100, yes, afternoon confirmation, okay, okay. Then you told Anang that the afternoon sponsorship could only be 75, sir, God willing, next Tuesday or next Wednesday it can be disbursed," said the prosecutor.

"Is that true? The incident?" continued the prosecutor.

"As far as I remember, after being given the invoice, we processed it, sir," said Mukti.

"I asked if the incident happened or not?" asked the prosecutor to confirm that Mukti Ali immediately agreed, "Yes".