Bribe Edhy Prabowo, Boss Of PT Dua Putra Perkasa To Be Tried Soon

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) handed over the bribery case file of the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, the owner of PT Dua Putera Perkasa (DPPP), Suharjito. Furthermore, he will be tried at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court.

"Today, February 4, the Prosecutor of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) handed over the case files for the defendant Suharjito as the owner of PT DPPP to the Corruption Court in Central Jakarta", said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Thursday, February 4.

After the files have been submitted, now, the prosecutor of the KPK is still waiting for the decision of the panel of judges to hear and the schedule for the trial with an agenda for reading the charges.

As for the bribery case related to the export license for lobster fry or lobster seeds, Suharjito was charged with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter an of the Corruption Law in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code or Article 13 of the Corruption Act in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

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 IDR 9.8 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 ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT.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 IDR 9.8 billion.

Furthermore, on November 5, 2020, Ahmad Bahtiar transferred IDR 3.4 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 bag 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.