Witnesses said the Indonesian Sugar Council was dissolved after Jokowi was inaugurated

Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Sugarcane Farmers Association (Aptri) Semitro Samadikon said his party was no longer invited to discuss related to the fulfillment of sugar stock after the Indonesian sugar board (DGI) was dissolved. Soemitro said DGI was dissolved after the inauguration of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). It was transferred by Semitro Samadikon when he was presented as a witness to the alleged corruption case of sugar in sugar, the defendant of former Minister of Trade Thomas Trikasih Lembong Alias ​​Tom Lembong, at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Initially, the prosecutor studied whether Aptri was invited to discuss with the government regarding the fulfillment of sugar supply. ‘When in 2015 and 2016 said there was a deficit to fulfill the supply of sugar. The government was not spoken to the government. Ask the prosecutor. Browse to continue with the content “No, sir,” replied Soemitro. Soemitro said Aptri was invited to discuss in the DGI forum related to the fulfillment of sugar stock. However, he said that the discussion invitation was never accepted after DGI was dissolved. “It for, from what year?” Ask the prosecutor. “From this way, you are so. In 2014, our new government was inaugurated with President Pak Joko Widodo. We still remember very well that he had issued a policy to dissolve institutions that were considered at the time, would not be necessary. And did not know the reason. One of them was the Indonesian council (DGI).” not memorize. It has many members, there are government agencies. One is the Association of People’s Cane Farmers. In the Sugar Council Forum, although there is not necessarily a year, there is a meeting up to twice a meeting, but at least at least once is invited to calculate how much our production should use, but we are invited. The prosecutor then investigated when the DGI was dissolved. Soemitro said DGI was dissolved after Jokowi was inaugurated on October 20, 2014. “When will the sugar council be dissolved, sir? When is it dissolved?” Ask the prosecutor. “After our president, Mr. Jokowi was inaugurated, so after October 20, 2014, perhaps in November or in December, sorry sorry, we forgot,” replied Soemitro. Previously, the prosecutor unveiled the involvement of Tom Lembong in the alleged sugar import case that harmed the state RP 578 billion. It is said that Tom Lembong approves sugar input without going through a coordination meeting with related settings. Tom Lembong was also charged with violating Article 2 paragraph (1) or section 3 in collaboration with section 18 of the Act Number 31 of 1999 regarding the eradication of corruption crimes as amended by Act number 20 of 2001 regarding the legislation of the Act 31 of 1999 regarding the eradication of the corruption crimes in the composition with section 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st of the 1st of the 1st of the 1st. (MIB/DECK) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here