Denies Luhut About Excessive Handling Of Corruption Edhy, Chairman Of The KPK: There Is A Measure

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri during a press conference to determine the mayor of Cimahi, Ajay Muhammad Priatna as a corruption suspect at Kasih Bunda Hospital. (Diah Ayu wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri does not agree with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, who thinks that the handling of the corruption case, Edhy Prabowo, is excessive.

Firli said, there is no excessive term in examining a corruption case. According to him, the performance of the KPK investigating team was transparent and accountable.

"What the investigator is doing will be tested by the public prosecutor. Whether the case file is complete or incomplete, then it is re-tested in court. If it is like a drug, the right size, the right dose, the right way to knead it, the right way to use it. So, nothing is superfluous. , "said Firli at the KPK Building, South Jakarta, Saturday, November 28.

Firli said, this examination was carried out in order to reveal the true information. Firli said the KPK could not check in just a matter of hours.

"The most essential thing is the extent to which the information submitted is in accordance with the testimonies of other witnesses. We do not overexamine," he said.

For information, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment who also serves as the Ad Interim Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to carry out its duties according to the rules.

Luhut also asked the Corruption Eradication Commission not to overdo the corruption issue of fry export permits that dragged the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo.

"I ask the KPK to also check according to the good regulations. Don't overdo it," said Luhut at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Building, Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur, Central Jakarta, Friday.

Luhut said that the KPK must be balanced in conducting investigations. "Not all people are bad, some are good," he said.

Regarding the corruption case of fry export, currently, the KPK has conducted a search at the office of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) to be precise at the Mina Bahari IV Building. This search was carried out by a number of investigators including two senior investigators, namely Ambarita Damanik and Novel Baswedan.

The search started at 10.45 WIB and has not been completed until now. In fact, at around 18.10 WIB several investigators' cars docked again after leaving the location. Regarding the results of the search, to date, the KPK has not provided any statements.

Previously reported, Edhy allegedly received a bribe of Rp. 3.4 billion, 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.