Regarding The Corruption Case Of COVID-19 Social Assistance, The Corruption Eradication Commission Examines 11 Witnesses, Including Juliari's Former Secretary, Selvy Nurbaity

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the alleged bribery case for the provision of COVID-19 social assistance (bansos) in Jabodetabek.

There are 11 witnesses who will be examined by investigators to complete the case files for the suspect Matheus Joko Santoso. Matheus is a former Commitment Making Officer (PPK).

"All witnesses are examined as witnesses for the suspect MJS (Matheus Joko Santoso)", said KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his written statement, Wednesday, March 31.

Those who are being examined included the personal secretary of the former Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara, Selvy Nurbaity.

Apart from that, the KPK also examined the Director of PT Rajawali Parama Indonesia, Wan M Guntar; President Director of PT Agri Tekh Sejahtera, Lucky Falian Setiabudi; and President Director of PT Inti Jasa Utama, Irfan.

Next, the KPK also examined the owner of PT Inti Jasa Utama, Jimmy; two private parties, Sanjaya and Nuzulia Hamzah Nasution; Ministry of Social pioneers, Dian Lestari; a Civil Servant (PNS) of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Fahri Isnanta; and the former aide to the Minister of Social Affairs, Eko Budi Santoso.

Not only those names, but the KPK also summoned Agustri Yogasmara, who was the intermediary for the former Deputy Commission VIII of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Ihsan Yunus, who had received billions of rupiah and two Brompton bicycles.

As previously, the KPK named a number of suspects in connection with the alleged corruption case of social assistance (bansos) packages for food packages for COVID-19 treatment in the Greater Jakarta area, including former Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara.

Apart from Juliari, the KPK also named four other suspects, namely the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs (PPK) MJS and AW as the recipient of the bribe and AIM and HS as the giver of the bribe.

This case began when Juliari appointed two commitment-making officials (PPK) Matheus Joko Santoso and Adi to carry out this project by directly appointing partners. The KPK suspects that it was agreed that there was a fee from the work package that partners had to pay to the Ministry of Social Affairs.

As for the fee for each COVID-19 social assistance package that Matheus and Adi agreed to, it was IDR 10.000 from a value of IDR 300 thousand.