The Check Value Of IDR 2 Trillion In The SYL Case Is Considered Unreasonable, The Former KPK Investigator Asks For Verification From The Bank

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was asked to verify with the bank to ensure the validity of the Rp2 trillion check which was claimed to have been found at the official residence of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. This is because this value is considered odd.

"The KPK should have verified the bank regarding the correctness of the check," said former KPK investigator Aulia Postiera to reporters, Monday, October 16.

Aulia admitted that she did not believe in the findings. "It doesn't make sense, let alone that the check was issued in his personal name," he said.

"Usually there is also a valid deadline date," continued Aulia.

As previously reported, the KPK will check the validity of the findings of checks worth Rp. 2 trillion which investigators found during a search on Thursday, September 28. This finding was only busy after writing a media.

Meanwhile, the results of the examination that were distributed some time ago only stated that there were findings of Rp30 billion in money and documents.

Syahrul was officially detained after being arrested in an apartment in the Kebayoran Baru area, Jakarta. The NasDem Party politician was caught in three articles, namely extortion related to positions, receiving gratuities, and money laundering.

In this case, it is called the KPK extorts its employees by requiring to pay deposits every month with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. The nominal set by Syahrul and must be deposited by echelon I-II employees ranging from 4,000-10,000 US dollars.

It is believed that the money collected does not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods.

The KPK then suspected that the money Syahrul received was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing to the NasDem Party with a value of up to billions of rupiah.