Today, The KPK Council Examines Firli Bahuri Et Al Regarding Meetings With SYL

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri with former Minister of Agriculture SYL (ist)

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (Dewas KPK) examined KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and four other leaders today, Friday, October 27. The examination was related to the alleged ethical meeting in the meeting with former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. "It was scheduled today, morning until evening," said KPK Dewas Member Syamsuddin Haris to reporters when confirmed, Friday, October 27. The examination was carried out at the KPK ACLC Building or the old KPK Building on Jalan Rasuna Said, Jakarta. All KPK leaders (examined, ed), including Mr. FB,''' said Syamsuddin. Previously reported, Firli and Syahrul allegedly met in the middle of investigating allegations of corruption in the Ministry of Agriculture after the photo of the two circulated. Later, the Law Concerned Student Committee complained to the KPK Supervisory Board. As for this case, Syahrul has been detained in connection with allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture (Ministry). He is suspected of extorting his employees by requiring to pay monthly deposits with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equity Tools of Muhammad Hatta. The nominal set by Syahrul and must be deposited by employees of echelon I-II ranged from 4,000-10,000 US dollars. The collected money is believed to have not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on the project. The money is made in cash, transfers and goods of the KPK then suspected that the money received by Syahrul was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing into the NasDem Party with a value of billions of rupiah.

Firli is known to have been questioned by Polda Metro Jaya regarding the alleged extortion by the KPK leadership against SYL. The alleged extortion is now under investigation by Polda Metro Jaya. In addition, Polda Metro Jaya has searched Firli Bahuri's residence in Villa Galaxy, Bekasi and on Jalan Kertanegara, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, last Thursday