Corruption Trial Of IDR 40 Billion Achsanul Qosasi Continued Today, Prosecutors Present 7 BPK Auditors

The way is the Corruption Trial of Ex-Member III of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Achsanul Qosasi, March 7, 2024 (Rizky / VOI)

JAKARTA - Former Member III of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Achsanul Qosasi will undergo a follow-up hearing in the case of alleged extortion and acceptance of gratuities at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday, March 14. Later, the public prosecutor (JPU) is said to be presenting 7 members of the BPK as witnesses. (Agenda) Witness examination, in the Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hatta Ali's Room," wrote SIPP of the Central Jakarta District Court quoted on Thursday, March 14. Not only Achsanul Qosasi, one other defendant, Sadikin Rusli, will also undergo trial. Separately, legal advisor Achsanul Qosasi, Soesilo Ariwibowo said based on the information he received, the prosecutor would present 7 witnesses. All of them are BPK auditors. "All 7 people are from BPK," he said. Achsanul Qosasi was charged with extortion in the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) 4G infrastructure supply project and supporting infrastructure packages 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. The nominal reached Rp40 billion. "Forcing someone to give something, pay, or to do something for himself, namely, in the form of cash proceeds of USD 2,640,000 or Rp40 billion," said the prosecutor at the trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Thursday, March 7. The extortion action of Achsanul Qosasi was carried out to Anang Achmad Latif, who at that time served as the President Director of the Telecommunications and Information Accessibility Agency (BAKTI). The request for a sum of money was intended as a reward for the audit results of the BTS 4G infrastructure supply project conducted by BPK.

"The defendant Achsanul Qosasi assisted in examining the work of BTS 4G 2021 carried out by BAKTI Kominfo in order to obtain Fair Results Without Exception (WTP) and find no state losses in project implementation," said the prosecutor. In this case, Achsanul Qosasi is suspected of violating Article 12 B, Article 12 E, or Article 5 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 15 of the Corruption Crime Law and Article 5 paragraph 1 of the Money Laundering Crime Act.