Firli Bahuri Promises To Fulfill Additional Examination Of Extortion Cases On January 19

Former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission or the KPK, Firli Bahuri, is said to be fulfilling an additional examination scheduled for Friday, January 19. The examination was a step by investigators to complete the case file for the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo. "Yes (Firli Bahuri will attend)," said Firli Bahuri's attorney, Ian Iskandar when confirmed, Tuesday, January 16. As for the possibility that Firli Bahuri will be confronted during the examination later, Ian denied it. According to him, he has received no information if his client will be confronted with other witnesses. "Ngawur (about the possibility of Firli Bahuri being confronted)," said Ian. The examination of Firli Bahuri was originally scheduled to be carried out at the Directorate of Corruption Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit at 09.00 WIB. The summons for examination, said Ade, had been sent and received by Firli Bahuri. Meanwhile, investigators submitted Firli Bahuri's case file on December 15. However, the results of the examination by the research prosecutor stated that there were still shortcomings. Thus, the case file was returned and received by investigators on December 28. Firli Bahuri has been examined 5 times during the process of handling cases of alleged extortion or gratification against Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Two of them were when Firli Bahuri was still a witness, precisely on October 26 and November 16.

For the rest of the examination, when the former chairman of the KPK was a suspect. Firli Bahuri was asked for the exact information on December 1, December 6, and December 27.