Former PPK Ministry Of Social Affairs Reveals Use Of Social Assistance Fees For Vendors, Plane Rentals And Pay Artists Allegedly Cita Citata

JAKARTA - Former COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) Commitment Making Officer Matheus Joko Santoso said that part of the social assistance fee collected from vendors of IDR 10 thousand per package is used to pay for various activities of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos). One of them is used for the payment of the artist Cita Rahayu or known as Cita Citata when participating in an event in Labuan Bajo.

Matheus Joko Santoso's confession was conveyed when asked by the public prosecutor (JPU) to explain the use of the social assistance fee. Matheus said that the fee money from the vendor was used to pay bills for various activities.

"Payment for the hotel for the public relations bureau of IDR 80 million, payment for a COVID swab test led by the Ministry of Social Affairs IDR 30 million, uniform for pioneer workers' IDR 80 million, payment for Mesuji Lampung activities IDR 100 million, deployment of reporters for warehouse monitoring of IDR 80 million," said Matheus in a trial at the Corruption Court Jakarta, Monday, March 8.

"Payment for food and drink for leadership meetings at the beginning of the end is IDR 100 million, payment for food and drink for the volunteer social assistance team and monitoring team IDR 200 million, payment for cattle IDR 100 million, IDR 270 million for charter plane rental Labuan Bajo, payment for artists for Labuhan Bajo meeting activities of IDR 150 million," he continued.

Based on the information received, said Matheus, the artist invited to the Ministry of Social Affairs meeting in Labuhan Bajo was Cita Citata. But Matheus could not confirm that because he did not participate in these activities.

"The artist's information is Cita Citata, I also didn't attend," said Matheus Joko.

However, Matheus emphasized that he did not know the reasons behind the use of social assistance fees for the activities of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Social Affairs officials. Because he only carried out orders.

In this case, Harry van Sidabukke was a private party accused of bribing Juliari and a number of officials at the Ministry of Social Affairs with a total value of IDR 1.28 billion.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT. Tigapilar Agro Utama Ardian Iskandar Maddanatja was charged with giving IDR 1.95 billion to Juliari and a number of officials at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

The bribery was carried out so that the two defendants were appointed as providers of COVID-19 social assistance to the Ministry of Social Affairs in 2020.