Jakarta –
Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL asks Momon Rusmono to get out of the car because he is unable to fulfill SYL’s request to collect money for SYL’s personal interests. This incident occurred when SYL was active as Minister of Agriculture (Mentan).
This story was revealed by the KPK prosecutor when reading out the indictment in the case of extortion and receiving gratuities that ensnared SYL. SYL itself was charged with extortion and receiving gratuities of more than IDR 44.5 billion.
“The amount of money obtained by the defendant while serving as Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia by using coercion as described above is a total of IDR 44,546,079,044,” said KPK prosecutor Taufiq Ibnugroho reading the indictment during the trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Wednesday (28/2 /2024).
SYL sat in the defendant’s chair with Muhammad Hatta and Kasdi Subagyono. The prosecutor said that Hatta was a trusted person of SYL when he was Governor of South Sulawesi and was then appointed as Acting Director of Fertilizers and Pesticides at the Ministry of Agriculture in 2020-2022 and Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery at the Ministry of Agriculture since January 2023. Meanwhile, Kasdi was the Director General of Plantations in 2020.
Attorney Taufiq said SYL was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in October 2019. Then in January 2020, SYL made a working visit (kunker) to Pandeglang accompanied by Momon Rusmono, who at that time served as Secretary General (Sekjen) of the Ministry of Agriculture.
“In the middle of the journey, the defendant ordered Momon Rusmono to get out of the car and asked Momon Rusmono to change cars because Momon Rusmono could not meet the defendant’s needs, after which Momon Rusmono got out and moved cars,” said the prosecutor.
A month later, SYL called Momon to his room. At that time, SYL was said to have asked Momon to resign.
“The defendant said to Momon Rusmono, ‘If Mr. Momon is not in line, please resign’. Then the next day Kasdi Subagyono said to Momon Rusmono, ‘On the direction of the Minister, from now on Mr. Momon does not need to accompany and take part in working visits with the minister except “on the minister’s orders’ and also conveyed by Kasdi Subagyono, ‘If the Minister goes east, Mr Momon goes west or just stays in the office’,” said the prosecutor.
The prosecutor said that since then Momon’s duties have been taken over by Kasdi. Then in May 2021 or a year later, Kasdi was appointed by SYL as Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture.
In this case, SYL was charged with extortion and gratification from his subordinates at the Ministry of Agriculture to the tune of more than IDR 44.5 billion. The money was used for his personal interests, from his wife’s affairs, renting a plane, Umrah, sacrifices, overseas needs, to the interests of the party which at that time was SYL, namely the NasDem Party.
Also watch the video: SYL accused of receiving gratuities amounting to IDR 44.5 billion
(mib/dhn)
2024-02-28 06:11:25
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