Positive COVID-19, Trial Of Former BPK Member Rizal Djalil Postponed

Former BPK Member Rizal Djalil (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The trial for the alleged bribery of the Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) construction project at the PUPR Ministry with the accused, former BPK member Rizal Djalil, has been postponed. This is following Rizal Djalil's positive COVID-19.

Rizal Djalil's lawyer, Soesilo Aribowo, confirmed that his client was positive for COVID-19. For this reason, his client could not attend the trial.

So, the panel of judges decided to postpone the trial process for a while. "Pak Rizal's trial may be postponed due to (Rizal) COVID-19," Soesilo told reporters Monday, January 11.

Likewise, the prosecutor for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Iskandar Marwanto also confirmed this matter. The defendant Rizal Djalil was said to have been confirmed positive for COVID-19.

"It's true (confirmed COVID-19)," he said.

For your information, in this case Rizal Djalil has been named a suspect in the alleged bribery case related to SPAM at Kempupera since September 2019. Not only Rizal Djalil, the KPK also charged the President Commissioner of PT Minarta Dutahutama (PT MD) Leonardo Jusminarta Prasetyo.

Determination of the suspects against both of them is a development of the SPAM project bribery case that ensnared four SPAM Kempupera officials and four private parties.

Rizal Djalil, through one of his family, is suspected of receiving a flow of funds amounting to SGD 100 thousand from Leonardo. The money was given by Leonardo because Rizal helped Leonardo's company to get the Hungary Main Distribution Network (JDU) SPAM project with a budget ceiling of Rp 79.27 billion. Rizal allegedly asked the Kempupera SPAM officials to carry out the project by Leonardo company.

Thus, in the trial process Rizal was charged with committing the criminal offense threatened in Article 12 letter b and Article 11 of Law no. 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law No. 20/2001.

Meanwhile, Leonardo was charged with having committed a crime as regulated in Article 5 Paragraph (1) letter b and Article 13 of Law No. 31/1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law No. 20/2001 in conjunction with Article 55 Paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.