The Attorney General's Office Names Kominfo Experts For BTS Corruption Suspects

Head Of The Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) Of The Attorney General's Office Ketut Sumedana, Jakarta, ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty

JAKARTA - Investigators of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General's Office have named Kominfo Expert Walbertus Natalius Wisang (WNW) as a suspect in the corruption case of the 4G Kominfo BTS construction project which cost the state finances Rp8.32 trillion.

Walbertus was arrested after being a witness in the 4G BTS corruption case trial with the defendant former Minister of Communication and Information Johnny G Plate at the Corruption Court, Central Jakarta.

The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, confirmed the determination of the suspect.

"That's right, we are checking now being taken to the Round Building to be examined as a suspect," Sumedana said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, September 19.

Walbertus previously on Tuesday (23/5) was examined as a witness in the investigation of a case that cost the state finances Rp8.32 trillion.

Previously, on Monday (11/9), the Attorney General's Office Jampidsus named three new suspects, namely Jemmy Sutjiawan (JS) from the private sector, Feriandi Mirza (FM) as Head of the Lastmile Division/Backhaul Bakti Kominfo, and Elvano Hatorangan (EH) as PPK Official at Bakti Kominfo.

With the determination of Walbertus, 12 people have been named as suspects in the corruption case of the BTS 4G Kominfo construction project.

Six suspects have undergone trial, namely Anang Achmad Latif (AAL) as President Director of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Gahole Menak (GMS) as President Director of PT Mora Telematika Indonesia, Yohan Suryanto (YS) as a Human Development Expert (HUDEV) at the University of Indonesia in 2020.

Then Mukti Ali (MA) is a suspect from PT Huwaei Technology Investment, Irwan Hermawan (IH) as Commissioner of PT Solitchmedia Synergy, and former Minister of Communication and Information (Menkoinfo) Johnny G Plate.

Meanwhile, two other suspects, namely Muhammad Yusriski Mulyana and Windi Purnama, have been carried out stage II (transmitting the suspect and evidence) to the prosecutor and waiting to be transferred to the Central Jakarta Corruption Court.

Untuk tiga tersangka baru, setelah ditetapkan dilakukan penahan selama 20 hari pertama terhitung dari tanggal 11 sampai 30 September 2023 di Rutan Salemba Cabang Kejaksaan Agung untuk tersangka Elvano Hatorangan (EH) dan Jemmy Sutjiawan (JS). Sedangkan tersangka Feriandi Mirza (FM) di Rutan Salemba Cabang Kejari Jakarta Selatan.