The President Director Of A Lobster Seed Exporting Company Is Questioned By The KPK About Payments For Edhy Prabowo

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate allegations of bribery related to the export of lobster fries or seeds. One of them is by calling the President Director of PT Samudra Bahari Sukses, Willy, who is being questioned for the suspect, Suhardjito.

During the interrogation, KPK investigators questioned Willy, who allegedly gave deposit money to former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo.

"Willy, the President Director of PT Samudra Bahari Sukses, was confirmed related to the process and implementation of the lobster battered seed export carried out by the witness company and the alleged payment of money in the form of deposits to the EP suspect through a cargo fee of Rp1,800 per lobster seed," said Plt. KPK spokesman for the field of prosecution Ali Fikri told reporters, Monday, December 28.

Apart from Willy, the KPK has actually also scheduled an examination of two other businessmen who are suspected of having knowledge of the alleged bribery. They are Director of PT Grahafoods Indo Pasifik Chandra Astan and Director of PT Maradeka Karya Semesta Untyas Anggraeni.

However, both of them are not present and will be rescheduled. However, Ali did not elaborate on when the rescheduling would take place.

In addition to summoning the three businessmen, the KPK also conducted investigations on Edhy Prabowo. During this examination, Edhy was questioned regarding the alleged receipt of bribes and the flow of money managed by Amiril Mukminin who was also named a suspect.

Previously reported, apart from Edhy, six people have also been named as suspects by the KPK in this case. They are the Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as Deputy Chairperson of Safri Due Diligence Team (SAF), Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as Chief Executive of the Due Diligence Team Andreau Pribadi Misata (APM), private sector / Secretary Personal Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Then, the management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (ACK) Siswadi (SWD), the staff of the wife of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ainul Faqih (AF), and the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa (DPP) Suharjito (SJT).

Edhy was named a suspect because he was suspected of accepting bribes from companies that had been issued a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and were kept in one account up to Rp9.8 billion.

The money that goes to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

Furthermore, on November 5, 2020, Ahmad Bahtiar transferred Rp3.4 billion to the staff account of Edhy's wife, Ainul, which was earmarked for the needs of Edhy, his wife Iis Rosyati Dewi, Safri, and Andreau.

Among other things, it is used for shopping for luxury goods by Edhy and his wife in Honolulu, USA on November 21 to 23, 2020, amounting to around IDR 750 million, including Rolex watches, Tumi and LV bags, road bikes, and Old Navy clothes.

In addition, around May 2020, Edhy was also suspected of receiving 100 thousand US dollars from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.