KKP Research And HR Agency Head, Sjarief Widjaja, Is Being Questioned By The KPK Regarding The Fry Export Policy

Corruption Eradication Commission Building (Photo of Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have finished examining the Head of the Research and Human Resources Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Sjarief Widjaja.

He is examined as a witness for the suspect Edhy Prabowo, the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

"Sjarief Widjaja, Head of the Research and Human Resources Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has deepened his knowledge regarding the policy of the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo) as the Minister of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries who opened the export quota for exporters," said Acting KPK spokesman for the prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement on Wednesday. , February 24th.

KPK investigators were questioning him about opening the taps for export of fries or lobster seeds through a regulation issued by Edhy. Because, it is from this regulation that a number of exporters who bribed the former minister then got profits.

The money was given by the exporter to Edhy, through an intermediary, namely Amirul Mukminin, who was also the suspect in receiving bribes in this case.

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).

The director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT) also gave the bribe.

In this case, Edhy and five other people were charged with Article 12 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 11 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning the Eradication of Corruption (Tipikor) ) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the KUHP in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, as a bribe giver, Suharjito was charged with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or b or Article 13 of the Corruption Act in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.