The KPK Denies There Are Political Elements In The Arrest Of Edhy Prabowo

Edhy Prabowo suspect of fry bribery (Doc. Public Relations of KPK)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri denied the opinion that there was a political element in the arrest of Edhy Prabowo in the corruption case for the licensing of the lobster seed export business.

"The cases that occurred at the KKP are of course criminal acts of pure corruption and have nothing to do with politics. So, let's not be invited into the political sphere," said Firli at the KPK's Red and White House, Saturday, November 28.

Firli explained, if there are cadres of political parties involved in corruption cases in the government, it is purely an individual criminal act, not an institution.

"Because in fact, the legal concept of whoever is is every person. So, we focus on actions because there is no criminal incident without anyone's doing," explained Firli.

Then, Firli said that a search of the place related to the KKP bribery case was carried out in order to find evidence that could show the lightness of a case and find the suspect.

"As in the Criminal Procedure Code, searches are carried out in order to find evidence in uncovering cases. To be sure, the places where it is suspected that there is a connection to a criminal act, we will definitely do a search," he said.

As is known, 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 included bags, clothes, and luxury Rolex watches.

A political observer from Al-Azhar University, Ujang Komarudin, thought that Edhy's arrest had political implications. This is because this is similar to the beef import bribery case committed by former PKS cadres when Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono served as president.

"This case has the same pattern as the arrest of the PKS President in Pak SBY's administration. At that time, PKS still frequently criticized SBY even though they were part of the government. This is the same as Gerindra's attitude with Fadli Zon who still likes to criticize Jokowi," said Ujang to VOI.