Only Nurul Ghufron, KPK Leader, Responds To The Call Of The Supervisory Board

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Albertina Ho (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Albertina Ho said only KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron fulfilled the summons for questioning today, Friday, October 27. The head of the anti-corruption commission should have been questioned since this morning regarding alleged violations of the code of ethics related to the meeting of KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo. "The only thing that can be examined today is Mr. Nurul Ghufron," Albertina told reporters, Friday, October 27. Albertina then explained that currently Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Nawawi Pomolango is sick. "Pak Johanis Tanak and Pak Alexander Marwata are currently in service out of town," he said. Meanwhile, Firli asked for a reschedule on November 8. However, Albertina did not explain the reason for the request. "Just ask that's the reason," said Albertina. As previously reported, the KPK Supervisory Board has clarified a number of witnesses regarding the alleged Firli-Syahrul meeting. Meanwhile, Firli will be clarified later because he is the reported party. The alleged meeting between Firli-Syahrul emerged amid the investigation into alleged corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture after photos were spread. The report to the KPK Supervisory Board was submitted by the Law Concerned Student Committee. In the corruption case handled by the KPK, Syahrul is suspected of extorting his employees by requiring to pay deposits every month with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. The nominal set by Syahrul and must be deposited by echelon I-II employees is around 4,000-10,000 US dollars. It is believed that the money collected does not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods.

The KPK then suspected that the money Syahrul received was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing to the NasDem Party with a value of up to billions of rupiah.