Firli Peras SYL Case, Police Examine Alexander Marwata Today

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata will be questioned as a witness in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL, at Bareskrim Polri, today. In handling the case, investigators have named Firli Bahuri as a suspect. "Yes (the Alexander Marwata examination)," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan when confirmed, Thursday, December 14. The examination of Alexander Marwata is planned to take place at around 10:00 WIB. However, regarding the certainty of the presence of the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Ramadhan has not been able to confirm it. "Just wait (at least the presence or absence of Alexander Marwata)," said Ramadhan. In handling this case, the joint investigative team continues to collect 98 witnesses' statements and 11 experts. This number is the data of witnesses and experts as of December 11. Most recently, investigators have examined two experts, namely criminologists and criminal law. The examination process was carried out at the Directorate of Corruption Crimes at Bareskrim Polri. Meanwhile, Firli Bahuri's determination as a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22.

Several pieces of evidence that became the basis for determining the suspect, namely, foreign exchange documents worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, there were also the results of the extraction of 21 cellphones.Firli was charged with Article 12e, 12B or Article 11 of Law number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code. Thus, life imprisonment.