The Attorney General's Office Examines Menpora Dito Ariotedjo As Witness To The BTS Kominfo Corruption Case

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JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office has scheduled the examination of the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Dito Ariotedjo. Menpora was examined as a witness to the corruption case of 4G transceiver station (BTS) of the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) for the period 2020-2022.

The AGO scheduled the examination of Menpora Dito at 09.00 WIB, Monday, July 3. Dito previously admitted that he was ready to provide information regarding the BTS Kominfo corruption case.

"This is a valuable lesson and experience as a young politician. In particular, this is what we face as politicians, so we must be ready to face all challenges," said Dito Ariotedjo, Sunday, July 2.

"So we face it and we are sure, for more details, we can buy the magazine and the newspaper (related to the summons of the AGO) or wait for an invitation from me," he added.

The Attorney General's Office has named eight suspects in a case that cost the state finances Rp8.32 trillion. Six of the eight suspects have the status of defendants who are currently in the process of proving at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court trial.

The five defendants, namely Anang Achmad Latif (AAL) as President Director of BAKTI of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Gahole Menak (GMS) as President Director of PT Mora Telematika Indonesia, Yohan Suryanto (YS) as an expert on Human Development (HUDEV) at the University of Indonesia in 2020, Mukti Ali (MA) a suspect from PT Huwaei Technology Investment and Irwan Hermawan (IH) as Commissioner of PT Solitchmedia Synergy on 22 May 2023 and Johnny G Plate, former Minister of Communication and Information.

Two other suspects who are still in the process of completing the case files, namely Windi Purnama, as confidants of the suspects Irwan Hermawan (IH) and Muhammad Yusrizki, Director of PT Basar Utama Prima (BUP) who also serves as Chairman of the Renewable Energy Standing Committee of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).