Speeding Up Complete Case Files Firli Bahuri, Investigators Check Until The Confrontation Of Witnesses This Week

Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak/DOK PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - Joint investigators from Polda Metro Jaya and the Directorate of Corruption Crimes at Bareskrim Polri are trying to complete the shortcomings in the case file of suspect Firli Bahuri in the alleged extortion case against former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Examination and confrontation of witnesses were carried out to resolve it.

"Progress is meeting several P19 instructions from the DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office which handles a quo case. So this week there are several agendas for examining witnesses that we must carry out, including confrontations," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak to reporters, Tuesday, January 16.

Several witnesses who have been re-examined include Syahrul Yasin Limpo; Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta; and Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono. They were questioned by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police, Thursday, January 11.

Investigators also scheduled additional examinations of Firli Bahuri as a suspect. The plan is that the former KPK chairman will be questioned on Friday, January 19.

"The summons for the suspect FB is for the examination schedule on Friday, January 19, 2024," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, to reporters, Tuesday, January 16.

The examination of Firli Bahuri will be carried out at the Directorate of Corruption Crimes at Bareskrim Polri at 09.00 WIB.

The summons for examination, said Ade, had been sent and received by Firli Bahuri.

"To be asked for additional information and this is part of fulfilling the P19 instructions from the jpu at the DKI Jakarta Prosecutor's Office," said Ade.

Investigators previously transferred Firli Bahuri's case file on December 15. However, the results of the examination by the investigating prosecutor stated that there were still shortcomings.

Thus, the case file was returned and received by investigators on December 28. Until now, the process of completing the case file is still ongoing.