Polda Metro Asks KPK To Postpone Coordination Meeting On Handling SYL Extortion Cases Today

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

Polda Metro Jaya has asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to reschedule the coordination meeting which is planned to be held today, Friday, November 10.

This is because investigators from the Special Criminal Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya have an investigation into the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

"Investigators convey that for the invitation to the coordination and hearing meeting, they can be rescheduled," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, to VOI, Friday, November 10.

The investigation activity in question is the examination of witnesses and experts. Then, inhabit some of the evidence that has been confiscated.

"Several active investigations include witness examination, expert examination, coordination of laboratory tests of electronic evidence confiscated by investigators and so on," he said.

Therefore, Polda Metro investigators asked for a coordination meeting with the KPK to be held in the third week in November. However, it has not been recorded in detail whether the anti-corruption agency approved or not.

"(Requesting) in the 3rd week of November because on Friday, November 10, 2023, investigators have a schedule for previously scheduled investigation activities," said Ade.

Previously, the KPK would hold a coordination meeting with the Directorate of General Criminal Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya and Bareskrim Polri, Friday, November 9. The meeting will discuss the handling of the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL.

"The information we received was true that Friday (10 November) the Corruption Eradication Commission invited the Polda Metro Jaya and the National Police Headquarters to coordinate the handling of the alleged extortion case it was handling," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri.

The plan is for the coordination meeting to take place at the KPK's Red and White Building at around 09.00 WIB.

Meanwhile, the coordination meeting was a follow-up to the supervision application submitted by the Polda Metro Jaya.