KPK Presents 9 Witnesses At The Trial Of Former President Director Of PT Taspen Antonius Kosasih Today

The prosecutor at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) presented nine witnesses in the trial of alleged corruption in PT Taspen (Persero) fictitious investment today, July 28.

They will testify at the Jakarta Corruption Court to reveal the actions of Antonius NS Kosasih and former President Director of PT Insight Investment Management, Ekiawan Heri Primayanto.

"Today's trial schedule is to hear statements from witnesses presented by the prosecutor, namely nine people," said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo to reporters in a written statement, Monday, July 28.

Budi said that the testimony of this witness is expected to explain and reveal the facts. "At the same time strengthen the evidence in this alleged corruption crime," he said.

"The prosecutor is trying to convince the judge that a criminal act of corruption has actually occurred and it is also true that the defendants were the perpetrators of the corruption incident," continued Budi.

As previously reported, Antonius Nicholas Stephanus Kosasih as the former President Director of PT Taspen was charged with enriching himself worth Rp34.08 billion in connection with the alleged fictitious investment case at PT Taspen (Persero) in 2019. The prosecution read out his indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday, May 27.

In the indictment, it was stated that Kosasih, who at that time served as Investment Director of PT Taspen in 2019, benefited from investment in the Mutual Fund I-Next G2 to issue Sukuk Ijarah TPS Food 2 in 2016 from the portfolio of PT Taspen without the support of recommendations from investment analysis results.

In addition to enriching himself, Kosasih is also suspected of enriching others and corporations, namely Ekiawan with 242,390 US dollars; Patar Sitanggang Rp200 million; PT IIM Rp44.21 billion; and PT Pacific Sekuritas Indonesia Rp108 million.

Then, several other parties were enriched in this case. They are PT KB Valbury Sekuritas Indonesia worth IDR 2.46 billion; Sinar Emas Sekuritas IDR 44 million; and PT TPSF IDR 150 billion.

For this action, the state was harmed by Rp1 trillion. Kosasih and Ekiawan were charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 in conjunction with Article 18 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.