Minister Of Agriculture SYL Tired Of Returning From Europe And Gives Information At Polda Metro: Let Me Take A Breath First

Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) (doc ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo said he was tired after returning from Europe and immediately giving information at the Polda Metro Jaya. He asked to be given time to rest. Initially, Syahrul said he had just made an official trip from Europe, to be precise Rome, Italy and Spain. However, he had just returned home immediately faced with legal problems. "I'm in the process of making an official working visit on behalf of the state, in the name of the state interest and one day after coming I was immediately faced with a problem," said Syahrul at NasDem Tower, Gondangdia, Central Jakarta, Thursday, October 5. The legal issue, continued Syahrul, is a complaint at the Polda Metro Jaya. “ What kind of report is related to extortion and so on, "” he said. Syahrul said he had explained everything he knew in front of the police. The request for information is based on complaints from the public who have entered since August 12. “Oleh karena itu saya hari ini baru jam kira-kira an hour lalu selesai. Saya izin ke teman-teman Kasih saya kesempatan untuk menarik air dari sebuah perjalanan yang panjang,” ungkap politikus Partai NasDem itu. "My journey is for the benefit of the people, I have to feed 280 million (the community, ed)," continued Syahrul. Previously reported, there was a lot of summons from investigators from the Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya against Heri, who is the driver of Syahrul. The letter numbered B/10339/VIII/RES.3.3/2023/Ditreskrimsus stated that there was an investigation into alleged corruption in the form of extortion carried out by the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In addition to the investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, Syahrul is also reportedly caught in a corruption case of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) which is being handled by the anti-corruption commission. He became a suspect along with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono, and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. In investigating this case, the anti-corruption commission has conducted a search. At the official residence of Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, investigators found Rp30 billion in cash consisting of rupiah denominations and foreign currencies and firearms. Then, the search was continued at the Ministry of Agriculture's Office. As a result, documents related to the corruption case were found. Most recently, investigators also visited Hatta's house in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta. From the forced effort, Rp400 million was found.

The findings obtained from the search are now being analyzed and confiscation will be carried out. Meanwhile, the findings of firearms were handed over to the police for follow-up.