KPK Finds Out A Number Of Receipts Of Juliari's Money Through The Personal Secretary

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined two witnesses regarding the alleged bribery case for the provision of social assistance (bansos) COVID-19, which ensnared former Minister Juliari Peter Batubara and a number of his men.

During the interrogation, the investigators investigated a number of matters including the alleged receipt of money by Juliari's former personal secretary, Selvy Nurbaity.

"Selvy Nurbaity, the personal secretary of the Indonesian Minister of Social Affairs, was confirmed in connection with the alleged receipt of a sum of money by the suspect JPB (Juliari Peter Batubara) and among them, the receipt was through the suspect MJS (Matheus Joko Santoso, Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the Ministry of Social Affairs)," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in his written statement, Thursday, April 1.

Apart from Sely, the KPK also examined a civil servant (PNS) at the Ministry of Social Affairs, namely Fahri Isnanta. During this examination, investigators asked about the alleged flow of funds from Matheus Joko to other parties.

It was reported earlier that on Wednesday, March 31, 11 witnesses were questioned by KPK investigators to complete the case files for the suspect Matheus Joko. Those questioned 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; PNS of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Fahri Isnanta; and the former aide to the Minister of Social Affairs, Eko Budi Santoso.

Not only this name, the KPK also summoned Agustri Yogasmara, who was an intermediary for the former Deputy Commission VIII DPR RI Ihsan Yunus, who had received billions of rupiah and two Brompton bicycles from the suspected bribe in this case, namely Harry Sidabuke.

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 (PPK) at the Ministry of Social Affairs Matheus Joko Santoso and Adi Wahyono as the bribe recipients and Andrian IM and Harry Sidabuke as the bribes.

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.