Related To The Edhy Prabowo Case, Rahayu Saraswati: People Play This Issue To Influence The Electability Of The South Tangerang Regional Election

Hashim Djojohadikusumo's family together with their attorney, Hotman Paris, made a press statement (Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The candidate for deputy mayor of South Tangerang, who is also Prabowo Subianto's nephew, Rahayu Saraswati, admitted that his electability was affected. The reason is that his family company is said to be involved in the vortex of the alleged bribery case for lobster seed export permits that ensnared Edhy Prabowo, who had resigned from the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Sara, the daughter of Hashim Djojohadikusumo, is listed as the President Director of PT Bina Sakti Mutiara or now known as PT Bima Sakti Bahari. Meanwhile, his father, Hashim, is the President Commissioner.

PT Bima Sakti Mutiara is a company engaged in fisheries and marine affairs. This company initially focused on pearl business. However, since the last 5 years, the pearl business has stagnated and made it gain losses.

Because of this condition, Hashim and his family decided to diversify their business into other sectors, such as sea cucumber cultivation, crab cultivation, and lobster cultivation.

"Does it affect electability? Of course. And those who play on this issue will surely know that it will affect us. We are associated with the election, yes, of course, it becomes common food, which ultimately erodes credibility and electability," he said at a press conference, at Jet Sky Cafe, Pantai Mutiara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Friday, 4 December.

Sara then delivered a classification to straighten out a number of issues that were widely discussed regarding her family being involved in the vortex of lobster seed bribery. Even this clarification was delivered long before Edhy Prabowo was caught in the alleged bribery case for the lobster seed export license.

"We have provided clarification, long before this issue is played again. So come on, I ask for help so that we uphold truth and justice. We convey the truth here. Hopefully it is clear and clean," he said.

This former member of Commission VIII DPR emphasized that his company had never received a permit to export lobster seeds. PT Bima Sakti Mutiara just obtained a permit for lobster cultivation.

"We are not exporters because until now we have not obtained the permit. Because there are still requirements that must be met, which until now we have not received the documents. Even though we have carried out cultivation, it is just starting," said Sara.

Sara said that she and her family had been doing cultivation since 1986. At that time, the cultivation was carried out in pearl cultivation. Meanwhile, lobster cultivation has just started and the permit will be issued on June 15, 2020.

"We are just starting, and on November 7, we are releasing, restocking. Instead of exporting, we are actually increasing lobster stocks in Indonesia. The release of cultivated lobsters is from the Selong marine and fisheries office, East Lombok Regency," he said.

Previously, Hashim Djojohadikusumo's attorney, Hotman Paris, revealed that his client company had not received four certificate permits to become a lobster seed exporter.

The four certificates referred to, namely, first, related to cultivating lobsters, exporters have not been able to. Second, the fish quarantine installation certificate has not been received.

Then, the three certificates for good fish quarantine methods have not been given and fourth, a letter determining the time of release.