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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Former Social Minister, who is also suspected of corruption of social assistance funds (bansos), Juliari Batubara, has denied allegations that the eldest son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was involved in the alleged case of corruption of social assistance funds. According to him, all the information is not true.
Reporting from detikcom, he issued this rebuttal while in the Red and White Building of KPK Kuningan on Wednesday (12/23/2020). However, he did not elaborate on his rebuttal.
“No, the news is not true. It is not true (Gibran was involved in the alleged corruption of Corona welfare),” Juliari said.
It was previously reported that Gibran was accused of providing the label for PT Sritex to be designated as the manufacturer of the welfare bag. However, the president’s son, who was also the winner of Solo’s mayoral elections, flatly denied this. Gibran said that if you want corruption, there are projects that go beyond the social assistance bag.
“If you want corruption, why is corruption only now, not before? No, I’ve never been like this. If you want a bigger project, PLN, Pertamina, toll roads, it’s worth billions. I’ve never been like this. Besides, it interferes. like this ”, said Gibran in Solo, on Monday (12/21).
In addition, he also denied that the appointment of PT Sritex was to benefit his campaign. In addition, he also claimed that he was ready to go to prison if he was proven corrupt.
“You can check yourself, you can check everything. LHKPN, campaign funds, you can check online. Please check with the team. We never hide names. Yes, only detect if it is wrong. Only arrest if there is evidence.” There never is such thing like worry, or whatever, “Gibran said.
On another occasion, PT Sritex also denied the issue. They said that the Ministry of Social Affairs approached them directly and not through Gibran’s intermediary.
“Our marketing is approached by the Ministry of Social Affairs,” Sritex Head of Corporate Communication Joy Citradewi explained to detikcom on Monday (12/21).
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