Not Only Examined About Assets, Firli Bahuri Also Submits New Easing Witnesses

JAKARTA - The inactive chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, not only provided information about assets that were not registered in the State Officials Wealth Report (LHKPN) during the investigation process which took place at the Police Criminal Investigation Unit, Wednesday, December 27.

Firli is said to have participated in filing witnesses to mitigate the handling of the alleged extortion case against former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL.

"The purpose of the examination or request for additional information against the suspect FB is the interest of the FB suspect to add a new lightening witness or a de charge," said Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, quoted Thursday, December 28.

The mitigating witness was mentioned outside what Firli Bahuri explained in the suspect's Investigation Report or BAP on December 1, 2023.

However, the identity of the mitigating witness that Firli Bahuri submitted to investigators was not clearly conveyed. It is only conveyed that later it will be scheduled to take information on the witness a de charge.

"The follow-up plan is to summon witness a de charge submitted by the suspect FB for questioning," said Trunoyudo.

Previously, Firli Bahuri's attorney, Ian Iskandar, had stated that his party had proposed three names of mitigating witnesses to investigators. One of them is a legal expert, Yusril Ihza Mahendra.

"(Three witnesses mitigating) Prof Romli Atmasasmita, Prof. Yusril Ihza Mahendra, and Prof. Suparji Ahmad," said Ian.

Firli Bahuri, has finished undergoing examination as a suspect in a series of cases of alleged extortion against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

The examination is the third time. Originally, Firli Bahuri had been questioned as a suspect on December 1 and 6.

Investigators asked 22 questions about assets that were not registered by LHKPN.

"In the examination or request for additional information against the suspect today, investigators asked the suspect FB as many as 22 questions," Trunoyudo said.

Dozens of questions are about assets whose ownership uses the personal names, wives, children and families of Firli Bahuri who were not reported in the LHKPN. The assets are spread across several parts of Indonesia.

"Among them are assets located in Yogyakarta (Battul and Sleman), Sukabumi, Bogor, Bekasi and Jakarta," said Trunoyudo.

Meanwhile, Firli Bahuri was named 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.

However, Firli Bahuri has not yet been detained. Although, he is already a suspect.

In this case, Firli Bahuri was charged with Article 12 e or Article 12 B or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code.