Social Assistance Corruption Trial, KPK Presents Ex-Minister Of Social Affairs And Brother Hary Tanoe

Former Social Minister Juliari P Batubara in the corruption trial (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The follow-up trial of the alleged corruption case of rice social assistance (bansos) for Beneficiary Families of the Family Hope Program at the Ministry of Social Affairs in 2020-2021, with the defendant Muhammad Kuncoro Wibowo, was held again today.

Prosecutors from the Corruption Eradication Commission or the KPK will present two witnesses, one of whom is the former Minister of Social Affairs, Juliari P Batubara.

"Today at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court with the trial of the defendant M. Kuncoro Wibowo et al, the team of prosecutors presented witnesses including Juliari P Batubara," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Wednesday, March 6.

Not only Juliari, the prosecutor will also present one other witness, namely, Bambang Rudijanto Tanoesoedibjo.

Based on information obtained by VOI, Bambang Rudijanto Tanoesoedibjo is the older brother of Hary Tanoesoedibjo or HT.

In addition, Bambang is the owner of DNR Corporation, the parent company of DNR Distribution.

"(Other witnesses) Bambang Rudijanto Tanoesoedibjo," said Ali.

In this case, Muhammad Kuncoro Wibowo as President Director of PT Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero) was charged with engineering the consulting work by appointing PT Primalayan Teknologi Persada as a consultant for PT Bhanda Ghara Reksa (Persero) in the distribution of the Ministry of Social Affairs' rice assistance.

Muhammad Kuncoro Wibowo was charged with causing financial or state economic losses amounting to Rp. 127,144,055,620, as stated in the Report on the Results of Investigative Examination Number: LHA-AF-17/DNA/11/2023 dated December 4, 2023 by the Directorate of Corruption Detection and Analysis of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

For his actions, Muhammad Kuncoro Wibowo was charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code.