JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – One key witness confessed in a Tuesday’s trial revealed the flow of US$140,000 illicit money from the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources and the powerful Oil & Gas regulatory body (SKK Migas) to the leaders, members, and secretariat of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII.
Didi Dwi Nugroho, head of finance bureau at the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources took a stand as witness at the trial for former SKK Migas Chief Rudi Rubiandini, defendant in the case.
Didi revealed that on May. 28, 2013 he was told by the Ministry’s Secretary General Waryono Karno to meet SKK Migas’ official who came to deliver cash money to the Ministry.
Didi said he was ordered to receive the money, to count and put it on the envelopes.
Pak Waryono, Didi said, then allocated US$7,500 each to four leaders (of the House Commission VII), US$2,500 each to 43 members of the Commission, and US$2,500 to the secretariat of the Commission, or US$140,000 in total.
Didi said the money (US$140,000) was delivered to Irianto, expert staff of Sutan Bhatoegana, Head of the House Commission VII and executive of President SBY’s Democratic Party.
He added Waryono again ordered him to receive cash of US$50,000 from Rudi’s envoy, Hermawan.
Didi’s confession was confirmed by Tri Kusuma, Rudi’s Secretary and another witness in the trial.
Waryono and Bhatoegana also presented on today’s trial but denied the confessions of both Didi and Tri Kusuma. (haryantos@yosefardi.biz)