JAKARTA - The name of the dangdut singer Cita Citata was caught in the COVID-19 social assistance corruption case which named Juliari Peter Batubara and Ministry of Social Affairs officials Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso as suspects. In the trial at the Corruption Court, Matheus said that the social assistance fee used to pay the meeting bill in Labuhan Bajo reached hundreds of millions of rupiah.

In fact, one bill reached Rp150 million just to pay the Cita Citata artist as a performer. "Payment for food and drink for leadership meetings at the beginning of the end is Rp. 100 million, payer for food and drink for the volunteer social assistance team and monitoring team Rp. 200 million, Rp. 100 million for cattle, Rp. 270 million for charter plane rental Labuan Bajo, payment for artists for Labuhan Bajo meeting activities of Rp. 150 million," Matheus said in a statement. trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday, March 8.

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.

Responding to his name, Cita Citata explained the artist summoning scheme for clarification. "Please, the social assistance comments ... maybe you don't know how to call a rich singer ... I happen to have management and a music label ... I give you enlightenment," wrote Cita on Instagram @cita_citata, quoted on Tuesday, March 9.

"The one who has money chooses EO (Event Organizer) to arrange the event. Then EO looks for some performers. EO contacts the artist's manager, dealing prices. After the deal, the artist's management makes a contract and the contract will also not ask where the money came from. originated, "wrote Cinta in a screenshot explaining the simulation.

Cita continues that management checks the artist's schedule and needs. "Just arrived at the artist's information on the show. The conclusion is that there are many layers to the artist. So the artist will not know where the money comes from," said Cita Citata.


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