Edhy Prabowo Asks The Public Not To Bully Himself: I Don't Steal State Money

Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo, asked the public to stop cornering and bullying him because of his suspect status at the KPK. This is because he is not a person who troubles the state and does not steal state money.

In fact, he asked to be respected, because at the 2018 Asian Games he claimed to have played a role in bringing in 14 gold medals from the martial arts sport. Namely, when he sat as the Daily Chairperson of the Indonesian Pencak Silat Association (PB IPSI).

"I did not become a minister suddenly. I also brought our athletes (won, red) gold. 14 gold for the Asian Games yesterday. Why is that not being respected. I am as if the person being bullied, the one who causes the most troubles to the country," he said. Edhy after carrying out an investigation at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, February 22.

"I did not steal state money, I did not steal any state money," he added.

He admitted that he was wrong in the case that was being suspected of him. However, he emphasized that he would not run away from the legal process.

"But why not speak from the truth that I made up too?" he said.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of lobster fry or lobster seeds, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with five other people, namely: Stafsus Minister of KKP Safri (SAF) and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); Management of PT Aero Citra Kargo (PT ACK) Siswadi (SWD); The staff of the wife of the Minister of KKP, Ainul Faqih, and Amiril Mukminin (AM).

Meanwhile, the giver of the bribe was the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT).

Edhy was named a suspect because he was suspected of accepting bribes from companies that had been issued a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and were kept in one account up to Rp9.8 billion.

This money is allegedly used by Edhy and his wife to shop for luxury goods, including during a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States before being caught in a hand arrest (OTT) operation.