2 Ex-Heads Of Juliari Batubara Facing Trial Decision On Social Assistance Case, KPK Optimistic

JAKARTA - Two former officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs or former subordinates of Juliari Batu Bara, Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso will face trial for the verdict.

They will face trial at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, September 1. Both are defendants in the bribery case for the procurement of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in the Greater Jakarta area.

"According to the trial schedule, today, September 1, there is an agenda for reading the verdict of the cases of the defendants Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, September 1.

He said the anti-corruption commission was optimistic and believed that the two defendants would be decided in accordance with the demands made by the KPK Public Prosecutor (JPU).

"KPK is certainly confident and optimistic that the indictment of the Public Prosecutor Team will be proven and the panel of judges will decide as demanded by the KPK prosecutor," said Ali. sentenced to 8 years in prison. He was also charged with a fine of Rp. 400 million, subsidiary of 6 months in prison.

Meanwhile, former Head of the General Bureau of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Adi Wahyono, was sentenced to 7 years in prison in a case of alleged corruption in the provision of social assistance (bansos). In addition, he was charged with a fine of IDR 350 million, subsidiary of 6 months in prison.

The receipt of bribes in this case was carried out by Adi Wahyono as the Head of the General Bureau of the Ministry of Social Affairs as well as the PPK for the procurement of the COVID-19 basic food assistance for the period October-December 2020, and Matheus Joko Santoso as the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for the procurement of the COVID-19 basic food assistance at the Directorate of Social Protection for Social Disaster Victims. Ministry of Social Affairs for the period April-October 2020.

As much as Rp32,482 billion, Rp14.7 billion, according to the KPK prosecutor, had been received by Juliari from Matheus Joko and Adi Wahyono through the intermediary of people close to Juliari, namely the technical team of the Minister of Social Affairs Kukuh Ary Wibowo, Juliari's aide named Eko Budi Santoso, and the personal secretary of Juliari Selvy Nurbaity.

Matheus Joko and Adi Wahyono also use the "fee" for Juliari's operational activities as Minister of Social Affairs and other operational activities at the Ministry of Social Affairs, such as purchasing mobile phones, swab test fees, payment for food and drink, purchase of Brompton bicycles, payment of honorarium for artist Cita Citata, payment for sacrificial animals. to private plane rentals.