Juliari Peter Batubara Called Recommend Sritex For Procurement Of Bansos Goodie Bag

Juliari Batubara (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former Commitment Making Officer (PPK) for the provision of COVID-19 basic food social assistance at the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso mentioned Juliari Peter Batubara who recommended PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk or Sritex as a vendor for procuring goodie bags or cloth bags.

This was revealed when the defendant's lawyer Harry Sidabukke discussed the procurement of goodie bags for the two witnesses.

"Regarding Sritex, who made the recommendation or reference so that Sritex passed the social assistance goodie bag provider?" asked the lawyer during a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Monday, March 15.

Matheus said that Sritex's procurement of goodie bags was already underway before he was appointed as PPK. Meanwhile Adi said that based on information obtained, PT Sritex's appraiser to work on the procurement of goodie bags was none other than Juliari Peter Batubara.

"After the trip, I only heard that the Sritex goodie bag was a direction from the Minister (Juliari Batubara). But in that decision I did not participate. I entered the item already exists," said Adi.

For information, Harry van Sidabukke is a private party charged with bribing Juliari and a number of officials at the Ministry of Social Affairs with a total value of Rp 1.28 billion.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Tigapilar Agro Utama Ardian Iskandar Maddanatja was charged with giving Rp 1.95 billion to Juliari and a number of officials at the Ministry of Social Affairs.

The bribery was carried out so that the two defendants were appointed as providers of COVID-19 social assistance to the Ministry of Social Affairs in 2020