Deputy Minister Of Law And Human Rights Edhy Prabowo And Juliari Batubara Value Deserves To Be Executed

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkumham) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej assessed that two former ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, namely the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo and former Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Peter Batubara, deserve to be sentenced to death.

This was conveyed by him when he was a speaker at the National Seminar: Critical Analysis of the Direction of Formation and Law Enforcement in the Pandemic Period which was broadcast online on the YouTube account of the Faculty of Law Gajah Mada University (UGM) Channel, Tuesday, February 16.

"These two former ministers (Edhy Prabowo and Juliari Batubara) committed acts of corruption which were later exposed to the Catch-hand Operation of Corruption Eradication Commission (OTT KPK) For me they deserve to be prosecuted for Article 2 Paragraph 2 of the Corruption Criminal Act (Tipikor) which amounts to the death penalty", Omar said at the event.

He reasoned that both of them could be sentenced to death for engaging in corrupt practices in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking advantage of their positions.

"So those two are burdensome and that is more than enough with Article 2 Paragraph 2 of the Corruption Act", he said.

It is known that the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Edhy Prabowo, is a suspected recipient of bribes related to the export of lobster fries or seeds. The suspect's determination was made after he was caught in a hand-catching operation (OTT) after returning from a visit to the United States.

In the case of the export bribery of shrimp 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 IDR 9.8 billion.

Meanwhile, Juliari was named a suspect after the KPK arrested his subordinates in a silent operation. He was designated as a recipient of bribes related to the provision of COVID-19 social assistance (B ansos) in the Jabodetabek area.

Not only that, but the anti-graft commission also named four other suspects, namely the Commitment Making Officer at the Ministry of Social Affairs (PPK) MJS and AW as the recipient of the bribe and AIM and HS as the bribe giver.