Edhy Prabowo Is Under Surveillance Of Cash Flows From Various Lobster Seed Exporters

Edhy Prabowo (DOK. PR KPK)

JAKARTA - The KPK is questioning former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (EP) regarding the alleged flow of money from various lobster seed exporters.

The KPK examined Edhy Prabowo in his capacity as a witness for the suspect Andreau Pribadi Misata (APM) and friends in the investigation of bribery cases by state officials related to permits for ponds, businesses and or management of fisheries or other similar marine commodities in 2020.

"Investigators are investigating the alleged flow of money from various exporters who have obtained the export permit for lobster seeds and their delivery," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, December 29.

Apart from that, he said, investigators also deepened Edhy's knowledge regarding the mechanism for the lobster seed export licensing process.

In this case, the KPK named six suspects in the case, namely Edhy Prabowo (EP), 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 Team Due Diligence (Due Diligence) Andreau Pribadi Misata (APM), Amiril Mukminin (AM) from the private sector / Edhy's Personal Secretary.

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

Edhy Prabowo is suspected of accepting bribes from companies that have been issued lobster seed export permits using a forwarder company and are deposited in one account 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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.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 Rosita 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, 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.