Complete Case Files Firli Bahuri, Polda Metro Will Check Again Witnesses

DOC VOI

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office has returned the case file for the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL with the suspect Firli Bahuri because it is incomplete. Polda Metro Jaya will again examine witnesses to complete it.

"This includes (complementing the files by examining witnesses)," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, to VOI, Friday, January 5.

However, it is not clear who the witnesses will be questioned. Including, the extent of the process of completing the case file that has been carried out.

It was only conveyed that the investigative team would follow the prosecutor's instructions to complete the lack of case files for the alleged extortion case.

"Still following up to complete the case file according to the P19 instructions from the Public Prosecutor," said Ade.

Meanwhile, the research prosecutor has finished examining the Firli Bahuri case file. As a result, the case file was declared incomplete.

"After conducting research on formal and material completeness, it was concluded that the results of the investigation were incomplete," said Head of the Legal Information Section of the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office, Herlangga Wisnu Murdianto.

"As of December 21, 2023, we have sent a Notification of the results of the investigation on behalf of the FB suspect, which is not complete to investigators (P18)," continued Herlangga.

For information, investigators submitted Firli Bahuri's case file on December 15.

Firli Bahuri was named 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.

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 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.