Social Aid Bribery Session Continues, Prosecutors Will Present Ihsan Yunus And Hotma Sitompul

KPK prisoner Juliari Batubara undergoes COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: KPK Public Relations Documentation)

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will present 11 witnesses in the follow-up trial of the social assistance bribery case at the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) with the defendant Juliari Peter Batubara.

Of the dozens of witnesses, two of them were former Deputy Chairperson of Commission VIII DPR Ihsan Yunus and well-known lawyer Hotma Sitompul.

"(Witnesses) Hotma Sitompul and Ihsan Yunus," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his statement, Monday, July 14.

Meanwhile, other witnesses who will be presented are Irman Putra, Chandra Andriati, Riski Riswandi, Merry Hartini, Akhmat Suyuti, Eko Budi Santoso, Syafii Nasution, Ivo Wongkaren, and Kuntomo Jenawi.

With the plans for the witnesses to be presented, it is likely that the prosecutor will prove the flow of funds from Juliari Peter Batubara.

"(All) witnesses (trial) Monday, June 14," he said.

In this case, Juliari was charged with accepting bribes through Adi Wahyono and Matheus Joko Santoso of Rp1,280 billion from a private party named Harry Van Sidabukke.

Then, Juliari also received money of Rp1.950 billion from the President Director of PT Tigapilar Agro Utama, Ardian Iskandar Maddanatja.

Finally, the indictment also states that Juliari received money worth Rp29,252,000,000 or Rp29.2 billion from several providers of goods for the social assistance project.