Judge Sentil Rachmat Gobel During the Tom Lembong session: Only the father herself forgot

Jakarta -Judge sprayed the Minister of Trade (Mendag) of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2014-2015 period, Rachmat Gobel, when he was presented as a witness to the alleged corruption case of sugar import activities, defendant Thomas Trikasi Lembong Alias ​​Tom Lembong. The judge sprayed Gobel because he regularly claimed he had forgotten during the hearing. Initially, Gobel said he always attached an order in his letter, so that the Director General of the Ministry of Trade always gave reports on how the cooperative parent mechanism can obtain sugar. However, Gobel claimed that he did not have time to read the report. “If you take office, the point you said when you accepted office is never read a report from the Director General?” Asked the right member Alfis Setyawan at Central Jakarta Corruption Court, Thursday (5/15/2025). Browse to continue with the content “Yes, but in my letter they have to report, there is,” Gobel replies. “Yes, the report hasn’t been read yet?” asked the judge. “I haven’t read yet,” Gobel replied. Gobel served as the Minister of Trade for about ten months. He claims that he did not read a report from the Director General to the Ministry of Trade until the end of his tenure. “Until the end of the tenure?” asked the judge. “Yes,” Gobel replied. The judge then studied two letters from the Ministry of Commerce to the Kartika cooperative parent in June and August 2015. However, Gobel claimed that he forgot the letter and did not remember. “What is the letter to the name, this cooperative, twice, sir? In June and in August 2015? ‘ asked the judge. “I can’t remember it, sir,” Gobel replied. “Forgot to remember everything,” the judge judged. “It’s been a long time sir, I don’t know, sir,” Gobel replied. The judge then sprayed Gobel because he replied regularly during the hearing. Gobel apologized to the judging panel. “Other witnesses were also investigated, sir, the incident of 2014-2015 and they could explain. Unlike you, forget everything,” the judge sprayed. “Yes, sorry for that,” Gobel replied. “Only You alone, so many witnesses we examined during this hearing, only the Father Himself always forgot. Right. Also other witnesses, there is also that I am sure that the age of the Father can declare well, they do not say they forget,” the judge sprayed. “Sorry for that,” Gobel said. The judge again investigated Gobel related to the delivery of two letters to the Kartika cooperative parent. However, Gobel again claimed that he forgot the judges of the judges and apologized. ‘The Director General is also something we check here. The explanation is clear, no one speaks forgotten sir, only the Father who spoke today. Yes, my question, there is a letter in June 2015, then there is August 2015, to the Kartika Cooperative. We want to know why the letter twice, what’s the reason. ‘ Again, I shouldn’t remember, “Gobel replied. The alleged sugar -feeding case that harmed the state RP 578 billion. As far as the eradication of corruption crimes is concerned in collaboration with section 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st of the penalty code.