Juliari Batubara Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

In August 2021, he was sentenced to 11 years in jail.

On 6 December 2020, Juliari was arrested in Jakarta for allegedly receiving bribes from suppliers of social assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) alleged that Juliari received up to IDR 17 billion in bribes. KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said Juliari is accused of receiving the bribes from two supplier companies via his two subordinates, Matheus Joko Santoso and Adi Wahyono, who were also named suspects. He said the suppliers had been asked to pay a commission fee of IDR 10,000, for Juliari, for each package of basic food worth IDR 300,000 distributed to the needy during economic hardships due to the pandemic crisis. Due to the severity of his alleged crime, Juliari could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted.

In October 2019, he was appointed Minister of Social Affairs by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. In December 2020, Widodo appointed Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy as acting social affairs minister, following Juliari’s arrest for alleged corruption.

In 2014, he became a member of the People’s Representative Council, representing Central Java for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. He joined the national parliament’s Commission VI, which handles trade, industrial, investment and business affairs.

Juliari Peter Batubara (born 22 July 1972) is an Indonesian politician, who served as Minister of Social Affairs in the 41st Cabinet of Indonesia from 23 October 2019 until his arrest in December 2020 for alleged corruption. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).