Investigate Sespri Edhy, KPK Investigates Land Purchase Suspected Of Using Benur Corruption Money

Illustration-Corruption Eradication Commission Building (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating one of the flows of funds allegedly used by former Maritime Affairs Minister Edhy Prabowo from corruption in the export of lobster or fry.

The KPK suspects that one of the fund flows was used to buy land. This purchase was allegedly made by his personal secretary, Amiril Mukminin. Therefore, today the KPK is examining Amiril.

"Investigators are still investigating the management of the amount of money entrusted by the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo) to the witness (Amiril Mukminin), some of which are allegedly used for the purchase of assets in the form of land," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his statement on Sunday, 7. February.

Ali said that the KPK suspected that the land that Amiril bought came from bribes received from a number of fry exporters in order to obtain export permits from the KKP.

"The source of the purchase money is also suspected to come from fry exporters who have obtained export permits at the KKP," said Ali.

Some time ago, the KPU examined a witness named Makmun Saleh. Makmun, who is a retiree, is suspected of knowing the money to buy Edhy's land from exporters with export permits.

"Makmun Saleh has his knowledge explored regarding the alleged land purchase transaction by the EP suspect. It is also investigated regarding the witness' knowledge of the alleged source of money for the land purchase from fry exporters who received export permit approval from a special team formed by EP," Ali explained.

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.