After Searching The KKP Office, The KPK Confiscated Foreign Currency

JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have finished ransacking the office of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP). As a result, the KPK confiscated rupiah cash and foreign currency.

This was a follow-up to the determination of former KKP Minister Edhy Prabowo in the corruption case of bribery in the export business license for lobster or fry. A number of rooms were combed by a team of investigators led directly by a senior KPK investigator, Novel Baswedan.

"During the search, investigators managed to find and secure a number of items in the form of cash in rupiah and foreign currency," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri at the KPK building, South Jakarta, Saturday, November 28.

In addition, the KPK team also confiscated several documents and electronic evidence related to the alleged bribery case of Edhy Prabowo. Ali admitted that he could not disclose the amount of money confiscated. Because, currently the KPK team is still calculating.

"Investigators will carry out an analysis of the money and items found in the search activity, then confiscation will be carried out," said Ali.

Ali said, investigations would still be carried out by a team of investigators to several places indicated were related to the corruption case in the KKP.

"However, we cannot convey further regarding the places in question considering this is part of an investigation strategy," he said.

Previously, KPK Deputy for Enforcement Karyoto announced that anti-graft agency investigators would come to the KKP office to conduct a search after Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect along with six other people in connection with the export bribes of fry.

Even though the search was carried out several days after the arrest was made, the KPK believes the evidence in the building will remain safe. Because, they have sealed a number of existing rooms.

"Yesterday we sealed (a number of rooms, red). So maybe from yesterday no one entered the place we are going to search," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement, Karyoto.

In addition to establishing Edhy Prabowo as a suspect, the KPK named five other people as recipients of bribes, namely Stafsus Minister of KKP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM), Management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD), Staff of the wife of the Minister of KKP. Ainul Faqih, and Amiril Mukminin (AM). Meanwhile, the giver of the bribe was the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT).

Edhy Prabowo and a number of suspects were arrested by the KPK prosecution team at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang upon arrival from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

In this case, Edhy allegedly received Rp3.4 billion in bribes, which was then used as much as Rp. 750 million to buy luxury goods in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The items he bought included bags, clothes, and luxury Rolex watches.

For his actions, Edhy and five people who were named as suspects who received bribes were then suspected of violating Article 12 paragraph (1) letters a or b or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Acts. Corruption Crime in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, the suspect who gave the bribe is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crime.