Wednesday Morning The Police Checked Firli Bahuri Again, This Is What The Police Digali

Former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri (FB) will be questioned again regarding the alleged extortion case against former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) at Bareskrim Polri today, Wednesday 6 December. What do the police want to explore?

Dirreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol Ade Safri Simanjuntak said that his party wanted to investigate the alleged corruption in the case.

"It is still the same around the alleged corruption that occurred, which is currently being investigated by the investigative team, as a continuation of the examination or request for information on the FB suspect that had been carried out previously," said Ade yesterday.

Ade added that the examination of Firli was a follow-up to the examination of the previous witness.

"The examination of the suspect FB will be carried out on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 10.00 WIB in order to request additional information," he said.

Previously, Polda Metro Jaya officially named Firli Bahuri as a suspect in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture SYL.

A number of evidences were confiscated, ranging from two cars to dozens of cellphones. Then, the clothes worn by SYL when meeting Firli at the Tank Sports Hall, Jakarta were also confiscated.

Then, a wallet that reads a brown Lady Americana USA containing a holiday getaway voucher of 100,000 spiral care Traveloka.

Firli was charged with Article 12e or Article 12B or Article 11 of Law 31/1999 which was amended by Law 20/2001 concerning Amendments to Law 31/1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code. Firli faces the most severe sentence of life imprisonment.