JAKARTA - Edhy Prabowo's wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, was prevented from traveling abroad in connection with the suspected bribery case for the export license of fry that ensnared her husband. This prevention was requested by the KPK to the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
"(Prevention) as of December 4, 2020 against several witnesses in the alleged corruption case at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries on behalf of the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo), et al," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters through his written statement on Friday. , 18 December.
Apart from Edhy Prabowo's wife, three other people who were prevented from leaving the country were the Director of PT Perishable Logistic Indonesia (PLI) Deden Deni and two private parties, namely Neti Herawati and Dipo Tjahjo.
Ali said the four people were prevented for the purpose of examining and preventing their reasons for being abroad when they were about to carry out the investigation.
"Prevention of going abroad is certainly in the interest of examination so that when it is necessary to schedule an examination of the witnesses they are not abroad," he said.
Meanwhile, Iis Rosita is known to have been secured by the KPK in a hand-arrest operation against Edhy Prabowo while he was still the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. However, after undergoing intensive examination Iis was released.
According to the deputy chairman of the KPK, Nawawi Pomolango, Iis was released because based on the title of the case before the decision of the case, no involvement was found.
The KPK, said Nawawi, had just found sufficient preliminary evidence against seven people. One of them is the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Parabowo, who is suspected of accepting bribes related to the export license for fry.
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