MAKI: Mandatory Legal Affairs KPK Clarifies Photos Of Firli-SYL Meeting

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

JAKARTA - Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman reminded the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to immediately clarify photos of KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri and Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. The photo of Firli and Syahrul's meeting circulated amid extortion issues related to the management of corruption cases at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). The NasDem politician is said to be a suspect even though the KPK has not announced its law (KPK and Firli Bahuri, ed) for clarification (the photo, ed)," Boyamin told reporters, Friday, October 6. Boyamin said this clarification aims to provide certainty about the facts that occurred. Moreover, the alleged extortion by the head of the anti-corruption commission is currently being handled by the police. If from the results of the clarification Firli really met Syahrul, this shows that law enforcement efforts can be ridden. "Be careful because the alleged eradication of corruption is ridden by allegations of corruption," he said. "If it is true, those who are ashamed are not only KPK personnel but all the people of the Republic of Indonesia," continued Boyamin. In addition to clarification, the KPK Supervisory Board is also asked to move immediately. Boyamin assessed that they should not have to wait for reports from other parties. "Dewas must be proactive, don't wait for public complaints," he said. In the circulating photo, Firli and Syahrul are suspected of meeting at a badminton sports arena (gor). It is not clear when the meeting was. Firrli, still in the same photo, are seen wearing dark sports shirts with white accents and black shorts and sports shoes. Meanwhile, Syahrul was seen 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 the origins were not known. In the document, the meeting between Firli and Syahrul was said to have occurred in December 2022. The meeting resulted in the provision 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 objection on the sidelines of a press conference determining the suspect for the alleged corruption of Mayor Bima Muhammad Lutfi on Thursday, October 5 yesterday.. "That's a lot of dollars, 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 the $1 billion," he continued. Ferli also denied that there was a meeting between him and Syahrul Yasin Limpo who was wrapped in a joint badminton activity in the Mangga Besar Area, Central Jakarta. Although, he confirmed that he often regularly exercise. "The place is open. So I don't think there will ever be anything about people "Meeting me," said the retired Bhayangkara Corps. Previously reported, an examination letter numbered B/10339/VIII/Res.3.3./2023/Ditreskrimsus whose contents summoned the Syahrul driver, Heri regarding the investigation into the alleged extortion by the KPK leadership was widely circulated. Syahrul also visited the 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 said and I openly convey what investigators need, faced by a lot earlier, and the process lasted for almost three hours. I am very tired, while I 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 regarding public complaints on August 12, 2023.