Revealed! Sespri Juliari Batubara Uses OB Account For Ministerial Operations

The meeting of former Social Minister Juliari Batubara / Antara

JAKARTA - Selvy Nurbaety as the former personal secretary of the former Social Minister Juliari Batubara admitted that she often uses accounts belonging to office boys at the Ministry of Social Affairs for the Minister's Operational Funds (DOM).

"Receiving transfers from Pitra Yusuf to my account is usually for the Minister's Operational Fund, Sir, I like to leave it," said Selvy, during a hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor), reported by Antara, Wednesday, May 19.

Selvy became a witness for the defendant, former Social Minister Juliari Batubara, who was charged with accepting bribes of Rp32.482 billion from 109 companies providing social assistance for COVID-19.

There are four OB people whose accounts are often used by Selvy, namely Pitra Yusuf Saputra, M Arifin, Agus Gunawan, and Risnawati.

"So I like to leave it, there is cash, I put the cash in, if there is a need, the minister, I can immediately transfer and I don't need to go to the bank," said Selvy.

The money, according to Selvy, came from the General Bureau of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Selvy himself has been Juliari's personal secretary since 2003 when Juliari became Director of PT Wiraswasta Gemilang Indonesia.

"On average, it is for the Minister's needs," said Selvy.

"Well that's your reason, not only once entered your account, BCA and Bank Mandiri, BNI 46, if you say the DOM does not transfer every month or every week, sometimes for several days in a row. Here is Pitra Yusuf Rp. 100 million, Rp. 50 million, Rp. 45 million, "said KPK Prosecutor M Nur Azis.

Furthermore, according to the evidence of account transfers, there was a transfer from Agus Gunawan's account of IDR 95 million, M Arifin IDR 60 million, Pitra Yusuf IDR 80 million, Muhammad Arifin IDR 120 million, Agus Gunawan IDR 67 million, and then Pitra Yusuf IDR 30 million.

There are still transfers from Risnawati of Rp. 30 million and Rp. 50 million, Putra Yusuf in October 2020 amounting to Rp. 50 million, November 11, 2020 amounting to Rp. 40 million, M Arifin on November 17, amounting to Rp. 40 million.

Then there was another transfer from Pitra Yusuf's account on November 25 for Rp. 30 million, and on December 1, Rp. 96 million.

"Sometimes the money is used for operational funds," said Selvy.

"So these three OBs Arifin, Yusuf, the Agus have deposited in cash to your account of around Rp1.3 billion and in the last position in December your balance was only Rp.5.9 million. What are the considerations that you ask the minister's honorarium to be deposited through OB. Try to explain. I want to see whether you are honest or not, "asked the head of the panel of judges Muhammad Damis.

"Because I didn't have time to go to the bank, so I left it with OB to deposit it," said Selvy.

"It is not small money. You are not worried," asked Judge Damis again.

"Not because it's in his post office," Selvy replied.

"Do not harm yourself, where does the money come from," asked Judge Damis.

"Honor, SPPD for official travel, DOM," answered Selvy.