KPK Explores Involvement Of Political Party Officials In Ministry Of Agriculture Corruption

KPK (ANTARA) building

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate allegations of involvement of party officials in the corruption case at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). This was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri in response to the statement of the lawyer for the inactive KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri, Djamaludin Koedoeboen. He mentioned that there was involvement of individual political party officials in the case that ensnared his client. We will definitely investigate further," said Ali when confirmed, Friday, December 8. Ali has not been able to detail the follow-up matter. However, he said that this party official was suspected of being involved in the case being investigated by the anti-corruption commission. This case, continued Ali, is different from the extortion case that ensnared former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. These are two different things," he said. The substance of the case is different, including then being investigated by the Polda Metro Jaya with the suspect Pak FB, it is not a case that is currently ongoing at the KPK with the suspect Pak SYL, Ali continued. As long as the investigation of the anti-corruption commission cannot reveal the ongoing process, Ali said. However, he gave a lattice of cases that are being investigated related to cattle procurement in the Ministry of Agriculture. We are currently investigating the alleged procurement of cattle in the Ministry of Agriculture on public reports some time ago,''' he said. Previously, Djajudin Koedoeboen, who is Firli's lawyer, said that the extortion case that ensnared his client involved party officials. He refused to detail his persons because it would interfere with security during the 2024 election series.

"Yes, it is suspected that there are more than 2 political parties," said Djamaluddin to reporters, Wednesday, December 6. As for the extortion case against Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Firli is now a suspect but has not been detained even though he has been questioned twice. He is suspected of violating Article 12e, 12B or Article 11 of Law number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code which carries a life sentence.