The Attorney General's Office 3 Times Examines PT DNK's Managing Director For Corruption Of The Ministry Of Defense Satellites

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JAKARTA - Investigators from the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes re-examined PT Dini Nusa Kusuma (DNK) President Director Surya Witoelar for the third time as a witness in the Ministry of Defense's Satellite project, Orbit Slot 123 degrees East Longitude.

Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak said that there were two witnesses being examined today, apart from Surya Witoelar, there was also Denny Seitiawan as the Director of Resource Management.

"The witness is being questioned regarding corruption in the procurement project for the East Longitude Slot Orbit satellite at the Ministry of Defense," Leonard said, Thursday, February 3.

Surya Witoelar was examined for the first time on Tuesday, January 18th. It was then re-examined a second time on Monday, January 24.

Director of Investigations at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Supardi said that Surya Witoelar was being investigated to obtain information on the person concerned.

Surya Witoelar apart from being the President Director of PT DNK, is also an Expert Staff of the Ministry of Defense.

"The examination of witnesses is carried out to provide information for the purpose of investigating a criminal case that he has heard, seen and experienced, in order to find legal facts about the corruption that occurred," Supardi said.

PT DNK is the holder of the Indonesian Satellite Filling Management Right to be able to operate satellites or use the Radio Frequency Spectrum in certain Satellite Orbits.

In addition to witnesses from PT DNK, investigators have also examined the Expert Staff of the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) with the initials KH on Wednesday (2/2). In addition, investigators have also requested information from the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) on Monday (31/1), namely BS and M.

Previously, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD in a press conference Thursday (13/1) said the Ministry of Communication and Information had issued a decision on the right to use Indonesian satellite filling in orbits of 123 degrees for the filling of the Garuda-2 and Nusantara A1-Satellites. A to PT DNK.

On December 10, 2018, Kominfo issued a decision regarding the Right to Use Indonesian Satellite Filling at Orbit 123 degrees East Longitude for Garuda-2 and Nusantara A1-A Satellite Filling to PT DNK. However, PT DNK was not able to resolve the problem of the Ministry of Defense's residue in the procurement of the Defense Communications Satellite (Satkomhan).