Ivermectin, Public Officials, and Alleged Political Proximity Surrounding it
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23 July 2021 15:23 WIB
3. ICW suspects political proximity between PT Harsen, Moeldoko, and HKTI
The anti-graft watchdog suspects a link between Sofia Koswara from PT Harsen and Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko. Even though Sofia’s name is not listed in the company’s official records, ICW believes she played a central role in building relations for the company.
According to ICW researcher Egi Primayogha, Sofia is linked with the Front Line Covid-19 Clinical Care (FLCCC) as the chairperson. Another member of the FLCCC is Budhi Antariksa, the Ivermectin clinical trial team and member of the presidential doctor team.
Sofia Koswara is also listed as the director and owner of Noorpay Perkasa shares, which ICW said is mostly owned by Joanina Rachma, daughter of Presidential Staff Moeldoko.
“Joanina is also a special or expert staffer for the Presidential Office (KSP),” Egi revealed.
Rachma’s father, Egi said, is believed to be connected with Sofia Koswara in a partnership between Noorpay and the Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) on rice exports. Moeldoko is also the chairperson of HKTI.
However, Moeldoko denies the claims made by ICW:
“In relation to my daughter and HKTI, that is a dangerous allegation as there are zero connections.” Moeldoko also denied HKTI had ever partnered with PT Noorpay.
4. ICW highlights the link between PT Harsen and Ribka Tjiptaning
The Indonesia Corruption Watch probed the relationship between PT Harsen and PDIP politician Ribka Tjiptaning and linked it to the earlier statement by Riyo Kristian Utomo who spoke as PT Harsen’s marketing director.
“Why did PT Harsen even bother to clarify that Riyo is not part of them? As it turns out Riyo is the son of Ribka Tjiptaning, a PDIP politician and House of Representatives (DPR) legislator,” the ICW member revealed.
They also believe PT Harsen once donated staple foods and medical equipment to one of PDIP’s organizations, Baguna, which is led by Ribka. This was revealed from an amateur video ICW obtained.
“Surely this begs the question of Ribka’s role in the Ivermectin issue and how far is PDIP involved in this,” said the ICW researcher.
In response, Ribka did not acknowledge ever knowing PT Harsen but said her son might. Ribka also acknowledged that Baguna once accepted donations from the company through her son last year in the form of face shields and hand sanitizers.
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