Prosecutors Reveal The Flow Of Dangdut Singer Betty Elista's Funds, Ada Saweran From Edhy Prabowo

JAKARTA - The public prosecutor (JPU) said that the dangdut singer Betty Elista received a cash flow from the defendant Edhy Prabowo in the amount of Rp. 66 million. One of the transactions is recorded as saweran.

This statement from the prosecutor is the result of the examination report (BAP) from Betty. It was decided that the results of the BAP were read out in court because the singer was not present at the trial in the bribery case for the export license for lobster seeds or fry.

"BAP number 6 has changed its statement to BAP number 14. There is a change in BAP number 6 to BAP number 14, namely I (Betty) once received money from Edhy Prabowo through a transfer of Rp. 66 million during the 2020 period," said the prosecutor reading out the contents of the BAP in the trial at the Corruption Court, Wednesday, June 9.

The prosecutor said that the defendant Edhy Prabowo had transferred money to a dangdut singer who was intended as a saweran. Because Betty had time to fill the event when the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) held a working visit in 2019.

"First on January 28, 2020, I transferred money to my account in the amount of Rp. 5 million by Edhy Prabowo. Because previously the person concerned asked me for an account number with the aim of giving saweran (or) tips to me because I had been singing at the event," said the prosecutor. .

Then, Betty again received money from Edhy Prabowo in the amount of Rp. 10 million on February 12. But this time through Amiril Mukminin's account.

The money was given because Edhy Prabowo wanted to meet Betty. Edhy asked him to come to Jakarta.

"The money was sent because Edhy wanted me to come to Jakarta to meet him," he said.

Furthermore, still in February 2020, Betty again received Rp20 million. The money was given by Edhy Prabowo in the same way, namely through Amiril Mukminin.

"Fourthly, on March 4, 2020, I (Betty) was transferred for Rp. 5 million," said the prosecutor.

Betty was also questioned by KPK investigators. In fact, during the investigation, investigators confiscated the bank statement belonging to the singer of the song 'Sebelas Twelve'.

The bank statement belonging to Belista, known as Betty Elista, was confiscated by investigators for allegedly receiving money from the corruption proceeds from Edhy Prabowo's fried shrimp export license when he was Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

“The KPK investigation team has again examined witness Betty Elista, a singer. As for the person concerned, a bank statement was confiscated, suspected to be a flow of money from suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo) through suspect AM (Amiril Mukminin)," said Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement, Ali Fikri.

The examination of the singer was not just once, the woman who was called Belista was also questioned on Wednesday, March 17th.

Meanwhile, Edhy Prabowo, who was questioned about the singer, did not say much. He only said he knew or knew Betty Elista.