In Front Of Judges, Mayor Of Makassar Denies Involvement In Corruption In Batua Hospital Project

Mayor of Makassar, Moh Ramdhan Pomanto (right), as a witness in the case of Batua Makassar Hospital which cost the state more than Rp22 billion in Makassar, Monday (18/4/2022). ANTARA/Muh Hasanuddin

MAKASSAR - The Mayor of Makassar, Moh Ramdhan Pomanto, denied reports of his involvement in the corruption case of the Batua Hospital construction project.

"I am friendly with Erwin (the defendant) but I do not interfere in any kind of project, you can check that," he said, as a witness at the Makassar Corruption Court, reported by Antara, Monday, April 18.

He said that the delay in the construction of Batua Hospital since 2018 was due to a political storm at the end of his term of office, namely 2019. He admitted that since serving as mayor, both in his first period, 2014-2019, he had not once taken care of projects to be given to his friends.

He even admitted that one of his consultants when he was building the same company participated in the Batua Hospital project auction, but did not win and he did not interfere.

"I have a friend, my consultant was at the company, participated in the auction and lost. Did I interfere, not at all and someone else won, that person's fortune," he said.

One of the defendants in the case, Dr. Sri Rahmayani Malik, as the official commitment maker (PPK) said that apart from himself, two other defendants had met him at his office, related to the Batua Hospital project.

The two defendants in question, namely, the former Head of the Makassar Health Service, Dr. Naisyah Tun Azikin, and Erwin Hatta as director of PT Tri Mitra Sukses Sejahtera, at the Makassar mayor's official residence.

Defendant Hatta is also the brother of Andi Ilham Hatta Sulolipu as the proxy for the Director of PT Sultana Nugraha, or the winner of the tender for the Batua Hospital project. Even Malik had mentioned the closeness of him and Hatta who were like friends.

Previously, in the case of congregational corruption, it had cost the state finances of Rp. 22 billion. The type C hospital construction project, located on Jalan Abdulah Daeng Sirua, has a budget of IDR 25.5 billion, and started in 2018.

This case began to be investigated in December 2020 by the police, based on the results of the examination by the Supreme Audit Agency.

The defendants in this case started from Azikin as the power user of the budget, Malik (PNS Makassar City Government who acts as a commitment-making official), Muh Alwi (PNS Makassar City Government as the technical implementing officer of the activity), then Firman Marwan (PNS Makassar City Government or official for examining the results of the research). profession).

Next up were Hamsaruddin, Mediswaty, and Andi Sahar (member of the Makassar ULP Working Group), Sulolipu, and Muhammad Kadafi Marikar (director of PT Sultana Nugraha).

Then Anjas Prasetya Runtulalo, Dantje Runtulalo, and Ruspiyanto as consultants and supervisory inspectors of CV Sukma Lestari.