Edhy Prabowo Allegedly 'Drunk' Wine Using Bribe Money

Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo detained by the KPK (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed new facts in the alleged bribery case for the export of fries or lobster seeds. Former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo allegedly used bribes he received from fry exporters to buy and drink wine with his personal secretary, Amiril Mukminin.

The wine that Edhy and Amiril bought and drank was said to have come from a former Gerindra Party candidate, Ery Cahyaningrum, who had a wine sales business. For this reason, the KPK also summoned Ery to be questioned as a witness in the alleged bribery case.

"Ery Cahyaningrum was confirmed related to the business activities of the witness who sold beverage products, including the type of wine allegedly bought and consumed by the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo) and the suspect AM (Amiril Mukminin), where the source of the money was allegedly given by parties who applied for the export license of fry in KKP (Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries), "said Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Committee Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, January 27.

Apart from examining Ery, KPK investigators also examined the private sector Alayk Mubarrok. During this investigation, the anti-graft commission searched for him to find out the flow of funds allegedly received by Edhy Prabowo and Amiril Mukminin whose handover was later received by Edhy's wife, Iis Rosita Dewi.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of lobster fry or lobster seeds, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with five other people, namely: Stafsus Minister of KKP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); Management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD); The staff of the wife of the Minister of KKP, Ainul Faqih, and Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Meanwhile, the giver of the bribe was the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT).

Edhy was named a suspect because he was suspected of accepting bribes from companies that had been issued a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and were kept 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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.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.

This money is used for shopping for luxury goods by Edhy and his wife in Honolulu, USA from 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.