KPK Remind Witnesses In Edhy Prabowo Case Cooperative And Honest When Providing Information

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked witnesses in the case of alleged bribery for export of fries or lobster seeds that ensnared former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo to cooperate when summoned and questioned.

Apart from asking for cooperation, the KPK also asked witnesses to be honest in giving their testimony.

"The KPK firmly reminds the parties summoned by the KPK investigating team to cooperate and provide honest and open information regarding this case," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, January 27.

Ali emphasized that parties who obstruct the investigation process can be charged with criminal charges through Article 21 and Article 22 of the Corruption Eradication Law.

Not only that, the Corruption Eradication Commission opens the possibility to develop a case for suspected bribery if it has new evidence.

"Regarding the ongoing investigation process, the KPK does not rule out the possibility of gathering new evidence of other alleged corruption crimes," said Ali.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of lobster fry or lobster seeds, 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 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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.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.

This money is used for shopping for luxury goods by Edhy and his wife in Honolulu, USA from 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.