In The Case Of Edhy Prabowo, The KPK Summons The Head Of Bengkulu Bappeda

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled an examination of the Head of the Bengkulu Province Planning and Research and Development Agency (Bappeda) Isnan Fajri. He will be examined as a witness in a case of alleged bribery related to the export of lobster fries or seeds.

"Isnan Fajri was examined as a witness for the EP suspect (Edhy Prabowo)," said Acting KPK spokesman for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, January 29.

It is not certain the material of the examination is not yet known, however, a person will be summoned to be examined as a witness if he / she has knowledge of the case being investigated by the KPK.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of shrimp 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 was kept in one account of up to Rp9.8 billion and US $ 100 thousand from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.

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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

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.