Defending His Wife In The Benur Case, Edhy Prabowo: My Wife Is A Member Of The House Of Representatives, She Has Money

JAKARTA - The former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo, has loudly denied that his wife, Iis Rosiya Dewi, participated in enjoying the bribe for fry. Even Edhy said that his wife did not know about the export permit of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries which resulted in a bribe.

"I'm sure he doesn't know anything, my wife is also a member of the DPR, she also has money, which as far as I can remember, I believe it was managed by Faqih's brother who was also detained at the KPK," said Edhy after carrying out an examination at the Red and White House. KPK, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Friday, January 29.

For this reason, Edhy asked the KPK to prove all the allegations against him and his wife. "That's why it needs proof," he said.

"I am here, I am not running, I will continue to convey that I am ready to accept any consequences as a minister. I also do not say that what I did was right or wrong, but as a commander I am responsible for the mistakes of my men," he added. .

Previously reported, the KPK investigated the flow of funds in the case of lobster seed export that was allegedly received by the wife of the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, Iis Rosita Dewi.

This deepening was carried out by investigators by examining private parties who were also known as experts who worked with Iis Rosita Dewi named Alayk Mubarok.

"Alayk was confirmed regarding the position concerned as one of the experts of the wife of the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo), allegedly knowing the flow of money received by the suspect EP and the suspect AM (wife of the staff of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Amiril Mukminin), who later allegedly had the money transferred. was received by the wife of the suspect EP (Iis) through this witness, "said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

In the case of the export bribery 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 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 was kept in one account of up to Rp9.8 billion and US $ 100 thousand from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.

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.

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.