Edhy Prabowo's Bribery Case, KPK Checks 6 Witnesses

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned six witnesses in the alleged bribery case for the export of fries or lobster seeds. They will be examined as witnesses for former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo.

They are Sugianto, Bachtiar Yamin, Dian Nudin, and Bong Lannysia from the private sector. Then, civil servants named Habrin Yake and Baary Elmirfak Hatmadia who are private employees.

"Examined as a witness to EP (Edhy Prabowo)," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his written statement, Tuesday, February 9.

It is not yet known what material the witnesses will conduct the examination. However, those who are summoned are those who are considered to know, hear, or see a corruption case.

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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

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