Determined As A Suspect, Edhy Prabowo Submits His Resignation Letter To The President

Edhy Prabowo becomes a suspect in the lobster seed export permit bribery case (Photo: KPK documentation)

JAKARTA - After being named a suspect in the alleged bribery case for the export of fries, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo submitted a resignation letter which was submitted to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Secretary General of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Antam Novambar said this letter was signed by Edhy on Thursday, November 27 yesterday.

"The resignation letter was signed by Pak Edhy yesterday. The letter was addressed to the President," said Antam in a written statement to reporters, Friday, November 27.

After the letter has been sent, his party is now waiting for an official decision from President Jokowi. Because, only the president has the right to grant the dismissal.

While waiting for this decision, the KKP is now led by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment who serves as the Ad Interim Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Furthermore, Antam said, the current situation would not have an impact on KKP services. Because, all activities continue as usual.

"What is certain is that services to the community will continue to run, must not be loose," he said.

Previously, in addition to establishing Edhy Prabowo as a suspect, the KPK named five other people as recipients of bribes, namely: Stafsus Minister of KKP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); Management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD); The staff of the wife of the Minister of KKP, Ainul Faqih, and Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Meanwhile, the giver of the bribe was the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT).

Edhy Prabowo and a number of suspects were arrested by the KPK prosecution team at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, Tangerang upon arrival from Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.

In this case, Edhy allegedly received Rp3.4 billion in bribes, which was then used as much as Rp. 750 million to buy luxury goods in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. The items he bought were in the form of bags, clothes, and luxury Rolex watches.

For his actions, Edhy and five people who were named as suspects who received bribes were then suspected of violating Article 12 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Acts. Corruption Crime in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, the suspect who gave the bribe is suspected of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 13 of Law Number 31 Year 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 Year 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crime.