Johnny G Plate Sued 15 Years In Prison In 4G BTS Corruption Case

Johnny G Plate (DOK ANTARA/Galih Pradipta)

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Johnny G Plate was sentenced to 15 years in prison. This is because the prosecutor assessed that Plate was proven guilty of corruption in the 4G BTS project.

"(Requesting the panel of judges) Sentenced the defendant Johnny Gerard Plate to 15 years in prison reduced while the defendant was in custody," said the prosecutor during a trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, October 25.

Not only criminal sanctions, but the prosecutor also demanded Johnny G Plate to pay Rp1 billion. If you do not have the ability to replace it with a prison sentence of one year.

The prosecutor also charged Johnny G Plate to pay the replacement money. The amount is IDR 17.8 billion.

"It charges the defendant to pay a replacement money of Rp. 17.8 billion, a subsidiary of 7.5 years," said the prosecutor.

In this case, Johnny Plate was charged with committing a criminal act of corruption in the provision of BTS infrastructure and supporters of Kominfo for the 2020-2022 period which cost the state finances Rp8,032,084,133,795.51 (Rp8 trillion).

In the indictment, it was also stated that a number of parties who benefited from the construction project, namely Johnny G. Plate received money amounting to Rp17,848,308,000.00 (Rp17.8 billion).