Examining Edhy Prabowo's Wife Staff, KPK Investigates The ATM Storage For Benur Bribes

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is examining one of the suspects who is also the wife of the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, Ainul Faqih. This examination is to investigate cases of suspected bribery related to the export of lobster fries or seeds.

The KPK is questioning Ainul regarding accounts and ATM cards that are suspected of being used to collect bribes from exporters of fry or lobster seeds for Edhy Prabowo.

"Witness Ainul Faqih, EP's wife staff (Edhy Prabowo) confirmed his knowledge of the existence of a bank account and ATM card that was suspected as a storage for money from the lobster fry exporter. These money was allegedly used in the interests of the EP suspect," said Acting KPK spokesman for the field. prosecution of Ali Fikri to journalists, January 6.

In addition to conducting investigations on Ainul, the KPK also conducted investigations on private parties from PT Sentosa Bahari Sukses, namely Johan. During the examination, he was confirmed regarding licensing and delivery of lobster seeds at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

"In addition, we will further investigate the allegation of money depositing to PT ACK," said Ali.

Even though he had examined two witnesses, a witness named Chandra Astan who was a private employee was not present. He did not attend due to illness and will be scheduled for a repeat examination, although the time has not yet been determined.

It is known, apart from entangling Edhy Prabowo, six people who have also been named as suspects by the KPK in the suspected fries bribery case. They are the Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as Deputy Chairperson of Safri Due Diligence Team (SAF), Special Staff of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries as well as Chief Executive of the Due Diligence Team Andreau Pribadi Misata (APM), private sector / Secretary Personal 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).

The anti-corruption commission named Edhy as a suspect for allegedly accepting bribes from companies that were issued with a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and 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, 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.