Using Private Companies, Stafsus Edhy Prabowo Allegedly Participated In The Export Of Fry

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has explored company lending by the special staff of the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, Andreau Misanta Pribadi.

Investigators suspect that this company loan was carried out by Andreau in order to obtain a license as an exporter at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).

This became known after KPK investigators examined two witnesses in the bribery case for the export of fries or lobster seeds on Tuesday, February 9. The two witnesses being questioned were Bachtiar Tamin and Baary Elmirfak Hatmadja.

"The two witnesses are confirmed in connection with the alleged use of companies owned by witnesses by the suspect AMP (Andreau Misanta Pribadi) from 2018 to obtain permission as a fry exporter at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in 2020," said Acting Spokesperson for Enforcement Ali Fikri, Wednesday, February 10.

Meanwhile, other witnesses were entrepreneurs named Sugianto, Dian Nudin, and Bong Lannysia; as well as the Head of the Jakarta KIPM Center I Habrin Yake absent from the investigation. So that in the future, KPK investigators will send back a summons.

"(The four of them, red.) Did not attend without confirmation. The KPK investigating team will immediately send another summons and the KPK continues to urge witnesses to cooperate in accordance with the next summons schedule," said Ali.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of lobster 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 were kept in one account up to Rp9.8 billion.

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to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

Furthermore, on November 5, 2020, Ahmad Bahtiar transferred Rp3.4 billion to the staff account of Edhy's wife, Ainul, which was earmarked for the needs of Edhy, his wife Iis Rosyati Dewi, Safri, and Andreau.

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.

In addition, around May 2020, Edhy was also suspected of receiving 100 thousand US dollars from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.