Searching PT ACK's Office, KPK Finds Evidence Related To Bribes For Exported Benur

JAKARTA - The investigating team from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a search at an office belonging to PT Aero Citra Kargo (ACK), the sole company appointed to send lobster fries or seeds.

This search was carried out by the KPK to investigate the alleged bribery for the export of fry, after the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo, was named a bribe suspect.

"Monday, November 30, KPK investigators conducted another search at an office belonging to PT ACK located in West Jakarta. The search lasted until 02.30 WIB," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, December 1st.

After the search, a number of pieces of evidence were brought by KPK investigators. The evidence found was in the form of documents and other electronic evidence that Ali did not specify.

"The items found and secured by the team included several documents related to the export of lobster seeds and electronic evidence," he said.

This evidence will be investigated and analyzed by the anti-graft commission investigators. Furthermore, said Ali, the team would still conduct searches at other locations.

"However, we cannot convey further regarding the place and time of the said activity," he said.

Previously, the KPK investigating team had also conducted a search at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) office. As a result, the KPK at that time confiscated rupiah cash and foreign currency whose nominal values were not stated.

In addition, the KPK team also confiscated several documents and electronic evidence related to the alleged bribery case of Edhy Prabowo.

Regarding the suspicion of bribery for the export of fry, Edhy is said to have received a bribe of Rp. 3.4 billion, of which Rp. 750 million was used to buy luxury goods in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The items he bought included bags, clothes, luxury Rolex watches, and bicycles.

In this case, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with five other people, namely: Stafsus Minister of KKP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); Management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD); The 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. Edhy and other suspects were immediately detained by the KPK.