Interrogated By The Corruption Eradication Commission, Amiril Mukminin Is Questioned About Purchasing Land Using Bribes

Gedung KPK (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned the special staff of the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Edhy Prabowo, Amiril Mukminin regarding the purchase of land allegedly using bribes from an exporter of shrimp fries or lobster seeds, during an examination to complete the Edhy Prabowo case file, on Friday, February 5 .

"Investigators are still investigating the management of the amount of money entrusted by the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo) to witnesses, some of which are also suspected of being used for the purchase of assets in the form of land," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in his written statement, Saturday, February 6.

The KPK suspects that the money used to buy the land came from bribes from fry exporters who have obtained permission from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).

"The source of the purchase money is thought to come from fry exporters who have obtained export permits," he said.

Previously reported, in this case, the KPK had opened the opportunity to apply the money laundering crime (TPPU) article against Edhy Prabowo. So, currently investigators are gathering corroborating evidence.

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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.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