Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The primary trial of the BTS 4G corruption case which value the state Rp. 8 trillion was held right this moment, Tuesday (27/6/2023). In his indictment, the prosecutor revealed that solely 958 BTS websites had been accomplished out of a complete of 4,200 BTS websites that had been paid for.
The prosecutor defined that former Minister of Communication and Informatics Johnny G Plate accredited the 4G BTS venture for 7,904 villages in 2020. In truth, information on the variety of villages was obtained from PPI Director Normal Ahmad M Ramli with none legitimate research. The info is just obtained from the web.
This was revealed by the prosecutor within the indictment trial for Johnny G Plate, Former Director of the Telecommunications and Info Accessibility Company (BAKTI) Kominfo Anang Achmad Latif and Professional at Human Growth College of Indonesia (HUDEV UI) Yohan Suryanto on the Tipikor Courtroom, Central Jakarta.
“The assembly mentioned village information the place there have been completely no 4G telecommunication providers or web site/BTS for 7,904 villages with out going by a feasibility research on the necessity for BTS infrastructure and with none Strategic Plan, RSB and RBA paperwork, however the 7,904 had been used as the premise for the proposal. price range,” stated the prosecutor, quoted from detik.com.
“Although the information needs to be re-analyzed by conducting area surveys so as to receive information that may be accounted for and ready in an professional method,” he added.
On June 13, 2020, Plate is alleged to have held a follow-up assembly relating to the preparation of the wants for a digital transformation plan.
On the assembly, there have been 7,904 villages that haven’t been served by mobile operators, so it’s obligatory to hold out web provision actions in 2021 with the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) technique which requires a price range of IDR 19.5 trillion with Working Expenditure (OPEX) actions of 15% of the full CAPEX.
The venture was then divided to be labored on over three years. In 2020 there are deliberate to be 639 BTS 4G websites, in 2021 there shall be 4,200 BTS 4G websites, and in 2022 there shall be 3,065 BTS 4G websites.
On June 17, 2020, Plate and Anang drafted a letter proposing an extra 2021 Kemkominfo price range, wherein Plate submitted a proposed price range of Rp. 22.5 trillion.
Anang then ready the procurement course of for items and providers whereas the price range was nonetheless being mentioned. Plate then issued a letter proposing a rise in a few of the PNBP funds which said that the Ministry of Communication and Info wanted a price range of IDR 25 trillion.
“Nonetheless, the price range ceiling set for FY 2021 is IDR 16,958,777,950,000 (IDR 16.9 trillion),” stated the prosecutor.
The prosecutor stated, to fulfill the shortfall within the Digital Transformation Acceleration Price range totaling Rp. 8,128,173,516,000 (Rp. 8.1 trillion), Plate used funds from Non-BLU PNBP (PNBP of the Directorate Normal of SDPPI and PNBP of the Directorate Normal of PPI).
In truth, the small print of the calculations within the letter have by no means been within the 2020 RBA evaluate, there isn’t a feasibility research and it isn’t in accordance with the calculation of the Fundamental Figures as said within the Letter of the Minister of Finance and the Head of Bappenas dated Could 8 2020.
On July 29, 2020, Johnny Plate and Anang Achmad calculated the price range necessities for the development of 4,200 4G BTS utilizing fiber optic transmission and microwave hyperlinks. In making these calculations, Anang calculated that the typical price range requirement for 4G BTS improvement (CAPEX) is IDR 2.8 billion per web site.
On July 30, 2020, Plate signed a letter for the President reporting on the acceleration of nationwide digital transformation, together with the development of 4,200 BTS in 2021. In truth, the contents of the letter weren’t primarily based on any research.
Lastly, the venture public sale was carried out till an organization gained the tender. The venture then started to work on till December 2021, it was discovered that solely 32 BTS websites had acquired an acceptance take a look at.
Prosecutors stated Plate had acquired a report in regards to the delay, however nonetheless agreed to pay 100% as proposed by Anang. Lastly, on March 31 2022, solely 958 BTS websites had been accomplished out of the goal of 4,200 websites.
“That the actions of Defendant Johnny Gerard Plate, along with Anang Achmad Latif, Yohan Suryanto, Irwan Hermawan, Galumbang Menak Simanjuntak, Mukti Ali, Windi Purnama and Muhammad Yusrizki Muliawan have resulted in losses to the state funds or the state economic system, amounting to IDR 8,032,084,133,795, 51 (Rp 8 trillion),” stated the prosecutor.
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