Hotman Paris: The Case Of Edhy's Arrest Has Nothing To Do With Prabowo's Brother's Family!

Attorney Hotman Paris Hutapea together with Rahayu Djojohadikusumo. (Photo: Instagram @rahayusaraswati)

JAKARTA - Hashim Djojohadikusumo's attorney, Hotman Paris, confirmed that to date the company owned by Hashim, namely PT Bima Sakti Mutiara, does not yet have or is still waiting for the completion of the lobster seed export license.

Hotman's statement also denies the issue of cronyism related to lobster seed exports. Given that, of several companies appointed as exporters, one of them is a company owned by Hashim and affiliated with Edhy Prabowo, the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

In the position of the Board of Commissioners of the company PT Bima Sakti Mutiara, there is the name of the younger brother of the Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto, Hashim Djojohadikusumo. The company also appointed Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo as President Director. Rahayu is the daughter of Hashim or the niece of Prabowo Subianto.

"The point is, that Mr. Edhy's arrest on suspicion of bribery about the export of these fry has nothing to do with the Hashim family company. Because the permit has not been obtained until now," said Hotman in a press conference at Jetski Cafe, Pantai Mutiara, Penjaringan Jakarta. North, Friday, December 4.

In his explanation, Hotman said that the company owned by Hashim still needed equipment to obtain a permit to export lobster seeds. However, he admitted, the company had already obtained a permit for lobster cultivation.

The 4 more certificates that PT Bima Sakti Mutiara must fulfill in order to obtain an export permit are, first, a certificate of having conducted lobster cultivation for exporters.

Second, fish quarantine installation certificate. The third is a certificate of good nursery practices and the fourth is a letter determining the time of release.

"It hasn't been given, it's still waiting. It doesn't have a complete export permit. It means that it has never exported. So there is nothing at all. It's too straight. So other people can, but Hashim's family can't," he explained.

For your information, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Edhy Prabowo as a suspect in the alleged bribery case related to the issuance of lobster seed export permits.

Edhy was secured by the KPK upon arrival at Soekarno Hatta Airport after a working visit to the United States, on Wednesday, November 25, in the early hours of the morning. KPK investigators immediately led Edhy and 16 other people, including his wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, to be questioned.

In the arrest of Minister Edhy and 16 people including his wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, the KPK helped secure a number of evidence. One of them is a debit card that is suspected of being related to a corruption case related to the process of determining a prospective lobster seed exporter.