JAKARTA - Director General of Protection and Social Security of the Ministry of Social Affairs Pepen Nazaruddin revealed the existence of a Meeting of Leaders (Rapim) Kemensos in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and also presented the artist Cita Citata.
"I once used a private plane for rapim (leadership meeting) activities in Labuan Bajo attended by all echelon I and II officials," said Pepen, at the Jakarta Corruption Criminal Court (Tipikor), reported antara, Monday, May 10.
Pepen became a witness for the accused former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara who was charged with taking a bribe of Rp32.482 billion from 109 companies providing COVID-19 bansos.
"There is an artist's invite, Cita Citata," pepen said.
However, Pepen claimed not to know where the cost of private plane rental and payment of Cita Citata honor.
"I don't know exactly where the source of the funds came from, it was (taken care of) by Mr. Adi," Pepen said.
Adi referred to Pepen is Adi Wahyono as Kabiro General Kemensos who served as a Budget User Power (KPA) procurement bansos sembako COVID-19 in April-September 2020, as well as the Office of Commitment Makers (PPK) procurement bansos sembako COVID-19 period October-December 2020.
According to Pepen, the meeting in Labuan Bajo in September 2020 was Juliari Batubara.
"The determining rapim in Labuan Bajo Pak Menteri, at that time reported about the realization of satker (task force) about the achievement of the budget realization of each," said Pepen.
"Why not just meet in Jakarta," asked the chairman of the panel of judges Muhammad Damis.
"It's the turn of every rapim place," Pepen replied.
"Yes again pandemic at that time, this country pity at that time. September-October is the peak," Damis said.
In the indictment mentioned the "fee" money from the companies providing covid-19 food bansos used for a number of purposes Juliari Batubara, including the payment of private aircraft, among others:
1. Payment of private jet for juliari's work visit as Minister of Social Affairs and Kemensos group to Lampung amounted to Rp270 million.
2. Payment of juliari's private jet and Kemensos group during a working visit to Denpasar Bali amounted to Rp270 million.
3. Payment of private jet juliari and kemensos group during a working visit to Semarang amounted to 18 thousand US dollars.
4. Payment to the "event organizer" to honor cita citata artists in the dinner and friendship of the Ministry of Social Affairs at Ayana Komodo Resort Labuan Bajo on November 27, 2020 amounted to Rp150 million.
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