KPK Cecar Putri Elok Related To Apartment Rentals Using Bribes For Export Permits

JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators searched for a witness regarding the rental of an apartment that was allegedly paid with bribes from fry exporters.

The witness named Putri Elok, who is a private party, is being questioned for the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo who is a suspect in the bribery case for the export license of shrimp fries or lobster seeds.

"Putri Elok, a private sector, has her knowledge explored regarding the rental of an apartment unit by the suspect AM (Amiril Mukminin) on the orders of the EP suspect," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, February 17.

"There is also a source of money for the rental of the apartment, which is thought to have come from exporters who have obtained the export license for fry at the KKP," he added.

Previously reported, after being caught by the hand-catching operation (OTT), Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in the case of the export permit for lobster fries or seeds.

Apart from Edhy, there were five other people who were also named suspects, namely the staff of the Minister of KP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD); staff wife of the Minister of KP Ainul Faqih, and Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Meanwhile, the suspect who gave 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 a company that was issued a permit to export lobster seeds using a forwarder company and was kept in one account up to Rp9.8 billion.