Until This Afternoon, Firli Bahuri Has Not Responded To Calls For Examination

JAKARTA - Former Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission or the KPK, Firli Bahuri, is said to have not fulfilled the summons for examination as a suspect in the alleged extortion and gratification case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL, until this afternoon.

Firli Bahuri is known to be scheduled to provide information for the process of completing the case file at 10.00 WIB.

"(Firli Bahuri) has not been present," said Deputy Director of Corruption at Bareskrim Polri, Kombes Arief Adiharsa when confirmed, Monday, February 26, at around 11.33 WIB.

It is hoped that Firli Bahuri can be present to fulfill the summons for the examination. Thus, investigators can complete the formal and material shortages according to the instructions of the research prosecutor.

"We hope that the person concerned is present to speed up the process of completing the case file," said Arief.

Investigators first handed over Firli Bahuri's case file on December 15. However, from the examination process, the prosecutor assessed that there were still shortcomings and returned them on December 28.

Following up on this, investigators began to complete it. After being deemed sufficient, the case file was again transferred to the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office on January 24.

However, the case file for the suspect Firli Bahuri was returned on Friday, February 2. The research prosecutor assessed that there were still shortcomings, both formal and material, in accordance with Article 110 and Article 138 (1) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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. There are 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.