Juliari's Attorney: In Fact, Bribes Only Reach Matheus Joko

Former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Juliari Peter Batubara's legal team, Maqdir Ismail, is still confused about the social assistance bribery case faced by his client.

First, said Maqdir, that the indictment in this case was bribery, but no bribes were confiscated from JPB and neither was his property allegedly purchased from the confiscated bribes.

"It was Matheus Joko Santoso who definitely received the money, as explained by Harry Van Sidabukke and Adrian Maddanatja, for example, buying a house for his young wife in Cakung," said Maqdir, Monday, August 9.

Maqdir explained, the above statement is not based on assumptions. Because money worth Rp. 14.5 billion was confiscated from the house of Matheus Joko Santoso's wife, which is located in Bandung, West Java. He also suspects that the money was obtained from the house of Matheus Joko's date, Daning Saraswati in Jakarta.

"As explained by Witness Sanjaya and Witness Wan M. Guntar and Matheus Joko Santoso, the amount of money confiscated came from taking money from the account of PT. Rajawali Prama Indonesia at BRI KC Kramat on December 3, Rp. 5,700,000,000 and on the 4th. December 2020 amounting to Rp 2,360,000,000," said Maqdir.

However, in the letter of claim, continued Maqdir, the money was used as evidence to justify legal facts. However, Matheus Joko Santoso received the money from a number of vendors.

Then in the legal facts, continued Maqdir, it was never stated that there was money amounting to Rp. 8,060,000,000 which came from taking money from the account of PT. Rajawali Prama Indonesia at BRI KC Kramat on December 3, 2020 and December 4, 2020.

"Thus, in our opinion, there is actually no money worth Rp 29,252,000,000.00 from several vendors," said Maqdir. Maqdir emphasized that the receipt of money amounting to Rp. 29,252,000,000 was not true. He considered that this was only based on a single statement from Matheus Joko Santoso.

"There is a need for a legal fact that there was money received by Matheus Joko Santoso reaching Rp 29,252,000,000 from these vendors, of course the intention was to justify the information he had conveyed before investigators that there was Rp 14,700,000,000 handed over by Adi Wahyono through Witness Selvy Nurbaity. , Kukuh Ary Wibowo, and Eko Budi Santoso to the Defendant Juliari P. Batubara," said Maqdir.

"However, the fact is that there was no money received by Defendant Juliari P. Batubara of Rp. 14,700,000,000.00 which was handed over by Adi Wahyono through Witnesses Selvy Nurbaity, Kukuh Ary Wibowo and Eko Budi Santoso," said Maqdir.