Yakarta, Viva – The former deputy of the Food and Agribusiness Coordination in the Ministry of Economic Affairs Coordination, Musdalifah declared that the sugar stock when the Minister of Commerce, Thomas Trikasih Lembong, aka Tom Lembong was still enough. He said it should not be necessary to import raw crystal sugar.
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Musdalifah is one of the witnesses presented by the prosecutor (prosecutor) in persidating cases of alleged corruption in the importation of raw crystal sugar, with the defendant Tom Lembong. The Witness Exam Agenda session was held in the Corruption Court of the Central District Court of Yakarta, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
The prosecutor initially scolded the MUSDALIFAH related to the Crystal sugar stock of Tom Lembong’s trade.
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“In 2015, was there any conclusion that the sugar stock was still enough at that time?” The prosecutor asked in the courtroom.
“Yes, it is true, Lord, because in (rakortas) the May is that we discuss the availability of basic products ahead of eid al -fritr. At that time for eid al -Fit there was no need for imports due to sufficient stock of sugar, so it was not necessary in this Fitri idul,” Musdalifah said.
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In addition, the prosecutor was scolding related to the conclusion of the rakortas at that time. Musdalifah said the conclusion was that there were no sugar import activities during the rakortas.
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“May 12, then on December 7, on December 20, as the question at the beginning at the coordination meeting, the coordination meeting, was there a conclusion that declared the importance of importance in 2015, which will take place in 2016?” The prosecutor asked.
“In the conclusion no, I just describe it,” said the witness.
Then, the prosecutor asked again about the results of the Rakortas of the Ministry of Commerce in April 2016. The prosecutor interrogated Musdalifah about Tom Lembong about the report on the approval of sugar imports.
“When in April, there was never a report by the Minister of Commerce, at that time Thomas Trikasih Lembong, related to the issuance of 10 Pi (import approval) on January 20, 2016? 10 10 Reflexes of sugar companies?” The prosecutor asked.
“Regarding its implementation through refined sugar, we do not remember exactly that there is information related to this matter. But of the report we present at the time of Rakortas in April, we transmit that during 200 thousand tons had been made by PPI (Indonesia Commercial Company), which at that time was the result of the technical coordination meeting that we did evaluated the development of the availability and the needs of sugar for the following year, the response responded.
Even so, Musdalifah said he did not know about the appearance of a sugar importation of Tom Lembong, although there was no conclusion in the rakortas.
“What I mean is that the witness, in the 3 coordination plans, on May 12, on December 17, on December 28, there was no conclusion to declare that there was an importation of sugar. Then the 10 Pi was published in the era of the accused Tom Lembong, who gave him the importation GKM (Crystal RAW Crystal) to 8 refined sugar companies.
“We do not know. We know that PPI, sir, import, because what we always evaluate is the availability and price of sugar one day before the holidays, sir, because April approaches the holidays in 2016,” Musdalifah said.
“At the April 2016 coordination meeting, PPI never said or not? Is that PPI collaborated with Soes but with 8 refined companies?” The prosecutor asked.
“PPI is not invited, sir,” said Musdalifah.
“Or through the Ministry of Commerce? Is there a delivery or not?” The prosecutor asked.
“No, sir,” said Musdalifah.
Previously, the prosecutor accused Tom Lembong having damaged the state of RP578 billion related to the alleged corruption of sugar imports in the Ministry of Commerce in 2015-2016.
The public prosecutor read him the accusation against Tom Lembong of the Office of the Attorney General in the Central Court of Corruption of Yakarta (corruption), Thursday, March 6, 2025.
“The state financial loss is RP578,105,411,622.47 based on the report on the results of the audit of the calculation of state financial losses in the alleged criminal acts of corruption in the import activities of sugar in the Ministry of Commerce in 2015 to 2016,” said the prosecutor when he reads the indication in the court.
The prosecutor said that Tom was supposedly enriched with 10 corporate officials who damaged the state of RP515,408,740,970.36.
For his actions, Tom Lembong was accused of violating paragraph 2 of article 2 (1) or article 3 together with article 18 of the Corruption Eradication Law (Corruption Law) together with article 55 Paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.
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“May 12, then on December 7, on December 20, as the question at the beginning at the coordination meeting, the coordination meeting, was there a conclusion that declared the importance of importance in 2015, which will take place in 2016?” The prosecutor asked.
