Attorney Ensures Firli Bahuri Will Attend Investigation At Bareskrim Today

Former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (ANTARA)

The head of the inactive Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, is said to be fulfilling a summons for examination as a suspect in the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, today, Wednesday, December 27.

Later, investigators will explore assets that are not registered in the State Official Wealth Report (LHKPN). "InsyaAllah is present (day's summons)," said Firli Bahuri's lawyer, Ian Iskandar to VOI, Wednesday, December 27. However, Ian did not explain in more detail about the time of attendance of Firli Bahuri. So far, it is known that the inactive KPK chairman is scheduled to provide information to investigators at Bareskrim Polri, at 10.00 WIB. Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak mentioned at the later examination, investigators will explore the assets of the inactive KPK Chair and his family. "The purpose of the examination or request for additional information to be made against the suspect FB is to request information about all his property, as well as the property of his wife, children, and family," said Ade. Investigation on Firli Bahuri's assets is considered important in a series of investigation cases. Moreover, investigators found new facts about assets belonging to the inactive KPK Chairman who were not registered in the State Official Asset Report (LHKPN). "Investigators obtained new facts of the presence of other assets or objects that were not reported in the LHKPN and the suspect FB has not been explained in the examination report against the suspect before," he said. The deepening of the property is also referred to in accordance with Article 28 of Law 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes. The article contains about the importance of investigation, suspects are required to provide information about the entire property of their wife and property. or husband, children and property of each person or corporate known and or suspected of having links to corruption crimes committed by suspect Ferli Bahuri was determined as a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22. Some of the evidence that became the basis for the determination of the suspect, namely, a value exchange document worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, there is also the result of the extraction of 21 cellphones.

However, Firli Bahuri has not yet been detained. Although, he is already a suspect. In this case, Firli Bahuri was charged with Article 12 e or Article 12 B or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code.