Telkom Rp464 Billion Scandal, the Fate of Former GM August Purba Determined Today

JAKARTA - General Manager of the Enterprise Segment Financial Management Service of PT Telkom for the period 2017-2020, August Hoth Mercyon Purba, faces a trial for a verdict in a case of alleged fictitious financing.

The trial will be held at the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, April 6, led by Presiding Judge Suwandi.

"The case of PT Telkom, the agenda of the verdict," said PN Jakpus spokesman Andi Saputra, quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, August was sentenced to 14 years in prison, a fine of Rp. 750 million, a substitute for 165 days in prison, and an additional penalty in the form of payment of compensation of Rp. 980 million, a substitute for 7 years in prison.

The verdict will also be read to 10 other defendants, namely Account Manager Tourism Hospitality Service Telkom in 2015-2017 Herman Maulana, Executive Account Manager PT Infomedia Nusantara in 2016-2018 Alam Hono, President Director of PT Forthen Catar Nusantara Andi Imansyah Mufti, and President Director of PT International Vista Quanta Denny Tannudjaya.

Then, the President Director of PT Japa Melindo Pratama Eddy Fitra, the controller of PT Fortuna Aneka Sarana and PT Bika Pratama Adisentosa Kamaruddin Ibrahim, the President Director of PT Ata Energi Nurhandayanto, the President Director of PT Green Energy Natural Gas Oei Edward Wijaya, the Director of Finance and Administration of PT Cantya Anzhana Mandiri RR Dewi Palupi Kentjanasari, and the President Director of PT Batavia Prima Jaya Rudi Irawan.

Herman is required to be sentenced to 15 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 4.53 billion, subsider 7 years and 5 months in prison; Alam 14 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 7.29 billion, subsider 8 years in prison; and Andi 10 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 8.74 billion, subsider 5 years in prison.

Furthermore, Denny is sentenced to 12 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 10.7 billion, 6 years in prison; Eddy 12 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 38.25 billion, 6 years in prison; Kamaruddin 9 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 7.95 billion, 5 years in prison.

After that, Nurhandayanto was ordered to be sentenced to 13 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 46.85 billion, a 7-year prison sentence; Oei Edward 8 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 39.87 billion, a 4-year prison sentence; RR Dewi 7 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 40 million, a 4-year prison sentence; and Rudi 11 years in prison and a substitute fine of Rp. 39.57 billion, a 6-year prison sentence.

The defendants are also required to be sentenced to a fine of Rp. 750 million each, with the provision that if they cannot be paid, they will be replaced (subsider) with a prison sentence of 165 days.

In the case of alleged corruption in the provision of financing to PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk and several subsidiaries to the private sector through fictitious procurements in 2016-2018, as many as 11 defendants are suspected of causing losses to state finances of IDR 464.93 billion.

The state's losses were caused by the existence of 11 parties who were enriched by the defendants in the case.

The matter began when the Telkom Indonesia Enterprise Service Division (DES), in January 2016, developed new products, sought new project potential, and added new customers, in order to achieve business performance targets.

Following up on the target for the performance of the sales or sales business of DES, a financing scheme from PT Telkom to private companies is being developed, as if through several stages.

But in reality, all stages in the procurement process were not true or fictitious, where the process documents were only made to complete the administrative requirements so that PT Telkom could issue funds through the company for the funding needed by customers solely to achieve the target of the DES sales business performance.

Thus, the defendants are threatened with criminal penalties as stipulated in Article 2 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 18 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 jo. Article 55 paragraph (1) jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.