KPK Checks Edhy Prabowo's Bribery Money Allegedly Flowing To Beauty Event Finalists

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Alexander Marwata (Photo; KPK Doc)

JAKARTA - Edhy Prabowo is said to have paid the rent for an apartment worth IDR 50 million a year for national athletes. The source of the money is allegedly from a bribe for the fry export license.

In addition, Edhy allegedly bought a Honda CRV brand car worth IDR 300 million, the source of which was bribes. The car was said to have been given to one of the finalists in the beauty event in Indonesia. This is according to the main report of Tempo Magazine.

Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata did not deny or confirm this. This is because he has not received any information from investigators regarding the development of the case that ensnared Edhy Prabowo. It's just that, he said, his party will explore every information obtained.

"Those are the investigators' domains. I don't know if there are any. I don't understand. If there is, at least where the money used to pay is where it came from," said Alex in his office, Jakarta, Monday, December 14.

The deepening was carried out, he said, in addition to tracing the flow of funds, also to compile actual events. Namely the question of where Edhy Prabowo received the bribes.

"In the past, like in the days of Fathonah, what is important is not that we solve the problem of sexual gratification but where the money used for the pleasure in question comes from," he said.

Meanwhile, the KPK acting spokesperson, Ali Fikri, said the investigation team was still thickening the evidence regarding the flow of Edhy's money.

"After that, there will be examination of witnesses who will be confirmed regarding the evidence, information and data that the KPK has," Ali said.

Reported by Tempo Magazine, Edhy's attorney, Soesilo Aribowo, said that apartment rental payments for national athletes had been made before his client became a minister.

"It's because Pak Edhy's hobby is playing badminton," said Soesilo. Regarding buying a car for someone else, Soesilo stated that this was not true.

In this case, in addition to Edhy, six people have also been named as suspects, namely the Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as Deputy Chairperson of the Due Diligence Team Safri (SAF), Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as the Chief Executive of the Due Diligence Team. (Due Diligence) Andreau Pribadi Misata (APM), private / Private Secretary of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Then, the management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (ACK) Siswadi (SWD), the staff of the wife of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ainul Faqih (AF), and the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa (DPP) Suharjito (SJT).

In this case, the anti-graft commission named Edhy as a suspect in the alleged recipient of bribes from companies that had been issued with a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and deposited them in one account of up to Rp9.8 billion.

The money that goes to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

Furthermore, on November 5, 2020, Ahmad Bahtiar transferred Rp3.4 billion to the staff account of Edhy's wife, Ainul, which was earmarked for the needs of Edhy and his wife, Iis Rosyati Dewi, Safri, and Andreau.

Among other things, it is used for shopping for luxury goods by Edhy and his wife in Honolulu, USA on November 21 to 23, 2020, amounting to around IDR 750 million, including Rolex watches, Tumi and LV bags, road bikes, and Old Navy clothes.

In addition, around May 2020, Edhy was also suspected of receiving 100 thousand US dollars from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.