Police: Examination Of Alexander Marwata Request Firli Bahuri

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, At Police Headquarters (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Alexander Marwata will be questioned as a witness in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL, at Bareskrim Polri, today. The examination of him is Firli Bahuri's request who is a suspect. "(The investigation of Alexander Marwata) at the request of Mr. FB," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan when confirmed, Thursday, December 14. With the request for examination, it is possible that Alexander Marwata will be a witness to be a mitigating for Firli Bahuri. The examination of Alexander Marwata is planned to take place at around 10.00 WIB. However, regarding the certainty of the presence of the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Ramadhan has not been able to confirm it. "Just wait (attended or not Alexander Marwata)," said Ramadhan. The joint investigative team in handling this case continues to collect clues. Currently, 98 witnesses and 11 experts have been questioned. The number is witness data and experts as of December 11. Most recently, investigators have examined two experts, namely the criminology and criminal law experts. The examination process was carried out at the Directorate of Corruption Crime at the Criminal Investigation Unit Police. Meanwhile, Firli Bahuri was named as a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22.

Several pieces of evidence that became the basis for determining the suspect, namely, foreign exchange documents worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, there were also the results of the extraction of 21 cellphones.Firli was charged with 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. Thus, life imprisonment.