Bribe Edhy Prabowo In The Case Of A Fry Export Permit Charged With Giving IDR 2.1 Billion

Corruption Court (DOK. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The defendant Director of PT Dua Putera Perkasa Pratama (PT DPP), Suharjito, was charged with bribing former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo in the amount of Rp2.1 billion. The bribe is related to the export license for lobster or fry.

"Defendant Suharjito has committed several acts that have such a relationship that it must be seen as a continuing act, namely giving or promising something, namely giving something in the form of a total of USD 103 thousand and Rp 706,055,440 to Civil Servants or State Administrators, namely to Edhy Prabowo as Minister. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia (KP-RI Minister), "said KPK prosecutor Siswandono in a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Thursday, February 11.

The amount of bribes amounting to Rp2.1 billion represents the accumulated money given. This is because, if converted to rupiah, 103 thousand United States (US) dollars are worth Rp. 1,441,799,150 or around Rp1.4 billion.

Then, in the indictment it was also stated that Suharjito gave a bribe to Edhy Prabowo through the special staff of the minister of KKP Safri and Andrau Misanta Pribadi. In addition, the name of Edhy's Personal Secretary, Amiril Mukminin, and Ainul Faqih as the personal staff of Edhy Prabowo's wife, namely, Iis Rosita Dewi, were also written.

"With the intention that Edhy Prabowo, through Andreau Misanta Pribadi and Safri, speed up the process of recommending approval for the issuance of cultivation permits as one of the conditions for granting clear lobster seed export permits to PT Dua Putera Perkasa Pratama (PT DPP)," he said.

With this series of bribes, the prosecutor charged Suharjito of violating Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 regarding the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

For information, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect because he was suspected of accepting bribes from companies that obtained a license to export lobster seeds 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.