Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Tuesday began a trial for a former communication and information technology minister who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country. Know more:
Former Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate, center, is escorted by prosecutors and police after his trial at an anti-graft court in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Tuesday began a trial for Plate who was charged with corruption over the construction of mobile phone transmission towers in remote parts of the country.
Anang Achmad Latif, the director of an agency under the Communications and Information Ministry, and Yohan Suryanto, a development expert from the University of Indonesia, were indicted alongside Plate for similar charges. Plate, who was part of the government coalition NasDem party, is the fifth minister from President Joko Widodo’s administrations to be charged with corruption. Four other members of Widodo’s Cabinet have been sentenced to prison terms in corruption cases, casting a shadow over Widodo’s efforts to clean up the government while he looks for a successor after his term ends in 2024.
Prosecutors say Plate met Latif and businessman Galumbang Simanjuntak in Jakarta in 2020 to discuss plans for the 4G BTS infrastructure project and supporting projects. The implementation work later involved companies affiliated with Simanjuntak.
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