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Johnny G. Plate

NasDem politician and communications minister from 2019 to 2023, convicted of corruption in the BTS 4G project.

Party: NasDem Party · Indonesia · Born 1956-09-10

People · 1 story · Also known as: Johnny Plate

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Background

Court recordCentral Jakarta Corruption Court, 8 November 2023: 15 years in prison, Rp1 billion fine and Rp15.5 billion restitution for corruption in the 4G base transceiver station (BTS) project (Article 2(1), Anti-Corruption Law). (2023-11) · Johnny G Plate Divonis 15 Tahun Penjara di Kasus BTS 4G Kominfo (Kompas.com, 8 November 2023)
Educationseminary Pius XII; Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia · Wikidata

Documented facts

Offices

Ministry of Communication and Information Technology of Indonesia
Minister of Communication and Information Technology (Oct 2019 to May 2023) · Hukumonline: Mantan Menkominfo Johnny G. Plate divonis 15 tahun penjara

Party

NasDem Party
member of · Wikidata

Public record

Jakarta Corruption Court
sentenced to 15 years for corruption in the BTS 4G tower project by the Jakarta Corruption Court, 2023 (since Nov 2023) · Hukumonline: Mantan Menkominfo Johnny G. Plate divonis 15 tahun penjara

Stated in our reporting

Jakarta Corruption Court
sentenced him to 15 years, a Rp1 billion fine and restitution over the 4G BTS project · Our story

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Kompas.com · 26 December 2025
Johnny G Plate: Eks Menkominfo yang Divonis 15 Tahun Penjara
Tempo.co · 15 May 2025
MA Tolak PK Eks Menkominfo Johnny G Plate, Vonis Tetap 15 Tahun Penjara
detikNews · 13 May 2025
Vonis Johnny G Plate: Mantan Menkominfo ajukan banding usai divonis 15 tahun penjara dalam kasus korupsi menara BTS 4G Kominfo
BBC · 9 November 2023
Mantan Menkominfo Johnny G Plate Divonis 15 Tahun Penjara!
detikNews · 8 November 2023
Potret Reaksi Johnny G. Plate Dengar Vonis 15 Tahun Penjara
CNBC Indonesia · 8 November 2023
Johnny G Plate Divonis 15 Tahun Penjara di Kasus BTS 4G Kominfo
Kompas.com · 8 November 2023
Bancakan Korupsi BTS Johnny G Plate Cs Bikin Negara Rugi Rp 8 T
detikNews · 28 June 2023
Johnny G Plate cs Didakwa Rugikan Negara Rp 8 T di Korupsi BTS Kominfo
detikNews · 27 June 2023
Aliran Duit ke Johnny G Plate dari Korupsi BTS Terungkap di Dakwaan
detikNews · 27 June 2023

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