About 'drunk' With Amiril Mukminin, Edhy Prabowo: From A Long Time Ago I Liked To Drink Wine

Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (photo: PR KPK)

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo has dismissed allegations of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), which said they used bribes to buy wine and drink with Amiril Mukminin.

After being questioned by the KPK, Edhy Prabowo confirmed that the money used to buy wine by staff, especially Amiril Mukminin, was his personal money. Not sourced from bribes for fry export license.

"I bought wine from a long time ago, I like to drink wine, yes and I pay with my money," said Edhy at the KPK building, Jakarta, Friday, January 29.

According to him, Amiril Mukminin is a person who manages his personal money which comes from salaries or allowances. Both when he was a member of the DPR from Gerindra and minister of the KKP.

"My money is managed by Amiril Mukminin, yes, since in the DPR he has been my aspirant, in 2014 until now. All the money for recess activities, kunker, has been disbursed directly by him, as my aspirant until now," he said.

So, said Edhy, including when he was KKP minister, Amiril also held operational money. "So if the money is the result of corruption and all kinds, please prove it," he said.

Meanwhile, the KPK revealed new facts in the alleged bribery case for the export of lobster fries or seeds. 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 activity 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.