Photos Of Firli-SYL Meeting Considered Violation Of Ethics, KPK Council: Wait For Police Investigation

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri with former Minister of Agriculture SYL (ist)

JAKARTA - Member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Syamsuddin Haris was reluctant to talk much about the photo of the meeting between KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo who was considered to have violated ethics. He asked all parties to wait for an investigation conducted by the police. It is known that photos of Firli and Syahrul's meeting circulated amid the issue of extortion related to the management of corruption cases at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). This is considered a violation of the code of ethics Where is SYL currently in the case of being investigated in the corruption case. "I have no response. The Regional Police are currently conducting an investigation, we'll just have to wait," said Syamsuddin via text message, Friday, October 6. In the circulating photo, Firli and Syahrul allegedly met at a badminton sports arena (gor). It is not clear when the meeting was. FARli, still in the same photo, was seen wearing a dark sports shirt with white accents and black shorts and shoes. exercise. Meanwhile Syahrul appeared to be wearing a shirt and jeans. They sat on a bench and seemed to be talking. Syahrul seemed to turn his back on the camera. In addition to this photo, there is also a chronology circulating about the meeting between Firli and Syahrul on a sports gor. Journalists received the document via text message on Thursday, October 5 but its origin is unknown. In the document, the meeting between Firli and Syahrul is said to have taken place in December 2022. Meeting that led to the giving of Rp1 billion in Singapore dollar denominations. Meanwhile, Firli denied the accusation of receiving Rp1 billion in Singapore dollar denominations as circulated. He conveyed this rebuttal during a press conference on the basis of determining the suspect in the alleged corruption of the Mayor of Bima Muhammad Lutfi on Thursday, October 5 yesterday. "I make sure it doesn't exist. There is a lot of money, you know," Firli told reporters at a press conference at the KPK Red Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, October 5. "Who wants to give 1 billion dollars," he continued. Firrli also denied that there was a meeting between him and Syahrul Yasin Limpo wrapped in joint badminton activities in the Mangga Besar area, Central Jakarta. Although, he confirmed that he often regularly exercise. "The place is open. So I don't think anyone will ever meet me," said the retired Bhayangkara Corps. Previously, the examination letter numbered B/10339/VIII/Res.3.3./2023/Ditreskrimsus whose contents call the Syahrul driver, Heri related to the investigation into alleged extortion by the KPK leadership is widely circulated. In fact, the anti-corruption commission is investigating allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture which is said to have ensnared Syahrul.

Syahrul also visited Polda Metro Jaya on Thursday, October 5. For more than three hours, he admitted that he was asked about the investigation into the alleged extortion. "Everything I know I have conveyed and I openly conveyed what investigators need, faced by so many, and the process lasted for almost three hours. I am very tired, while I have just returned home," said Yasin Limpo at NasDem Tower, Jakarta, Thursday evening. This NasDem Party politician did not reveal in detail about the extortion in question. He only mentioned that the police asked for information from him related to public complaints on August 12, 2023.