Corruption in welfare funds flows far



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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –

Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (NCP) explore the possibility of money flowing to political parties as a result of criminal acts corruption social care (social care) Covid-19 management in the Jabodetabek area in 2020.

This case dragged into an inactive position the name of the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and that of a PDI-P (PDIP) politician, Juliari Peter Batubara. He reportedly received a total of IDR 17 billion from the two social assistance packages in the form of staples for the management of Covid-19 in the Jabodetabek area in 2020. This amount is believed to be an accumulation of the IDR 10,000 fee. per food package.

The provision of social assistance for the management of Covid-19 in the form of basic food packages in the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs in 2020 alone has a value of around Rp 5.9 billion, with a total of 272 contracts and executed in two periods.

“Day [Juliari] Bendum political parties yes indeed. Is there a flow of funds to certain political parties that he is there? This is part of it [materi penyidikan]. More will be excavated later in the process. [pemeriksaan] witnesses, “Ali Fikri, Acting Spokesperson for KPK Corruption Eradication, said some time ago.

Day after day. The investigation continues. Until then, the question arose that the candidate for regional head of the PDIP also received the results of the corruption crime allegedly committed by Juliari Batubara.

As reported by Tempo magazine, there are a number of officials and candidates for regional chiefs who are nominated by the PDIP and who are suspected of having received the cash flow from the case.

The money is even said to have been received by a commission chairman in the DPR RI from an official of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). The social assistance program for people affected by Covid-19 is believed to be designed to be a banking project with a direct appointment mechanism.

Apart from that, Juliari was also specifically mentioned as having formed a special team to select vendors or companies that provide commodity packages, gift bag vendors and aid delivery services to target groups.

There are six companies suspected of receiving social assistance distribution projects from the Ministry of Social Affairs. In recent months, they have received millions of projects of welfare packages with an average budget value of more than 300 billion rupees.

PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk or Sritex is one of six companies designated by the Ministry of Social Affairs to work on a project to manufacture cloth bags for the distribution of social assistance. In fact, initially, this project was promised to small and medium-sized companies.

The name Sritex appeared after receiving a recommendation from President Joko Widodo’s son who was running in Solo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

In response to this, the management of PT Sritex denied this and said that it had never taken the initiative to ask for a project to make a cloth bag for the distribution of Covid-19 social assistance in Central Java. The offer, according to PT Sritex Corporate Communication, Joy Citradewi actually came from the Ministry of Social Affairs.

“Marketing information, we areGetting closer by the Ministry of Social Affairs for reservations [tas] social assistance, ”said PT Sritex Corporate Communication, Joy Citradewi, on Sunday (12/20).

During his visit to the Sritex factory in Sukoharjo Regency in mid-July, Secretary General of the Ministry of Social Affairs Hartono Laras said that his ministry was collaborating with PT Sritex to manufacture 1.9 million cloth bags.

However, Joy was reluctant to reveal the price and quantity of bags ordered by the Ministry of Social Affairs. He also admitted that he had never contacted Gibran, who allegedly recommended that the company obtain a project to manufacture a social welfare cloth bag.

“There is no communication with Mas Gibran,” Joy said.

PDIP itself has denied the allegations about the flow of money. The head of the Electoral Board of the PDIP DPP, Bambang ‘Pacul’ Wuryanto, opposes those who accuse his party of receiving money for corruption crimes.

“I make sure you can’t prove it. I’m the boss of the election winners. Let me know that the boss of the election is angry,” Bambang said when contacted by phone to CNNIndonesia.com on Sunday (12/20) .

The cut in welfare funds to handle Covid-19 in the Jabodetabek area in 2020 was allegedly designed from the ground up.

According to the collected information, from the cost of Rs 300,000 per food package, there is a margin of Rs 70,000 to be distributed to various parties, namely owners of 40% quota, creators of 10% and provider 50 percent.

Ali Fikri said investigators would explore this information, including examining multiple witnesses.

“Currently, the process of resolving the matter is still ongoing,” Ali Fikri said on Monday (12/21).

“However, of course we cannot broadcast the material related to the investigation at this time because everything will be open in due course when the trial process is open to the public,” he continued.

(Ryn / Bmw)

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