KPK Council Collects Materials And Information On Alleged Firli-SYL Meeting

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the alleged meeting between KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and former Agriculture Minister (Mentan) Syahrul Yasil Limpo is currently under study. The collection of evidence continues after the complaint arrives.

"Dewas is still studying incoming complaints and is also gathering materials and information," said KPK Supervisory Board member Syamsuddin Haris to reporters, Monday, October 9.

This complaint was submitted by the Student Committee for Legal Care. The group suspects Firli has violated ethics because he is suspected of meeting Syahrul, who is a litigant in the corruption case of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan).

Meanwhile, the KPK invited the KPK Supervisory Board to work to investigate allegations of extortion and meetings conducted by the leadership. It is believed that the investigation process will be carried out professionally.

"So let's wait for the results of the process," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters in a written statement, Friday, October 6.

Previously, photos of Firli and Syahrul allegedly meeting circulated amid investigations into alleged corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture. It is not clear when the meeting was held by the two of them at a badminton sports arena (gor).

In the photo, Firli is seen wearing a dark sports shirt with white accents and black shorts and sports shoes. Meanwhile, Syahrul was seen wearing a shirt and jeans.

They sat on a long bench and seemed to be talking. Syahrul looked back at the camera.

In addition to this photo, there is also a chronology circulating about the meeting between Firli and Syahrul in a sports gor. Journalists received the document via text message on Thursday, October 5 but its origin is unknown.

In the document, the meeting between Firli and Syahrul was said to have taken place in December 2022. The meeting resulted in the provision of Rp1 billion in Singapore dollar denominations.

As for the cases handled by the KPK, Syahrul was entangled along with two of his subordinates. They are the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta.

The KPK revealed that three corruption clusters were handled, namely extortion related to positions, gratuities, and money laundering (TPPU).