BTS 4G Kominfo Corruption Case, 2 Corporate Officials Sued 6 Years In Prison

The trial of the BTS Bakti Kominfo corruption case at the Jakarta/PHOTO Corruption Court: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) believes that two high-ranking corporate officials have been proven guilty of money laundering (TPPU) in a series of cases of alleged corruption in the provision of 4G Base Transceiver Station (BTS) towers and supporting infrastructure 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Bakti Kominfo. The two defendants were charged with imprisonment for 6 years

The two top corporate officials are former Commissioner of PT Solitech Media Sinergy, Irwan Hermawan and Account Director of Integrated Account Department of PT Huawei Tech Investment, Mukti Ali.

The defendant Irwan Hermawan is considered to have violated Article 2 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 to 1 of the Criminal Code and Article 3 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Money Laundering in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 1 of the Criminal Code.

"(Requesting the panel of judges) Sentencing the defendant Irwan Hermawan with a prison sentence of 6 years reduced while the defendant is in custody," said the prosecutor during a trial at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court, Monday, October 30.

Not only criminal, but the defendant Irwan Hermawam was also required to pay a fine of Rp. 250 million, subsidiary to 3 months in prison. In addition, the defendant was required to pay compensation of Rp. 7 billion, subsidiary to 3 years in prison.

In the prosecutor's statement, there were several considerations for Irwan Hermawan. For mitigating matters, the defendant was polite during the trial and had returned Rp9.3 billion to the state through the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

"The defendant has acted as a witness to the perpetrator who cooperated or justice collaborator so that he has provided significant benefits to the case being handled," said the prosecutor.

Meanwhile, the burdensome thing is that Irwan Hermawan is considered not to support the government's program in order to organize a clean country from the KKN. Then, his actions have also caused losses of Rp. 8 trillion.

Not much different, the prosecutor also charged the defendant Mukti Ali with imprisonment for 6 years. This is because his actions are considered to comply with Article 2 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 18 of the Anti-Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

Only the demand for a fine distinguishes the defendant Mukti Ali. This is because the prosecutor led him to pay a fine of Rp. 500 million.

"Punishing the defendant to pay a fine of Rp. 500 million, subsidiary to six months in prison," said the prosecutor.

Meanwhile, Irwan Hermawan and Mukti Ali were originally charged together with the former Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Johnny G Plate, former President Director of BAKTI Anang Achmad Latif, Experts at the Human Development University of Indonesia (HUDEV UI) Yohan Suryanto.

Then President Director of PT Mora Telematika Indonesia Galumbang Menak Simanjuntak, Director of PT Multimedia Berdikari Sejahtera Windi Purnama, and Director of PT Basar Utama Prima Muhammad Yusrizki Muliawan, committed no crime of money laundering (TPPU) in the alleged corruption case of the 4G BTS project.

As a result of their actions, the state's financial losses reached Rp. 8,032,084,133,795.51 (Rp 8 trillion). This amount is based on the State Financial Losses Calculation Audit Result Report Number: PE-03.03/SR/SP-319/D5/02/2023 dated April 6, 2023 which was carried out by the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP).