Wabendum Timnas AMIN Bantah Mangkir From The KPK Call In The SYL Case

Deputy General Treasurer of the Anies-Muhaimin (AMIN) national team, Rajiv at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta, Tuesday, January 30. (Rizky A-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy General Treasurer of the Anies-Muhaimin (AMIN) National Team (Timnas), Rajiv denied being absent from the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Friday, January 26. He emphasized that the KPK examination could not be present as a witness in the case of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo because there was a need at that time. "I attended the postponement of the examination on Friday. So it's not absent, so it was rescheduled Tuesday because there were obstacles," Rajiv told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, January 30. Rajiv confirmed that he had given information to investigators from the anti-corruption commission regarding the extortion case, receipt of gratuities and money laundering that ensnared Syahrul. However, he did not want to specify what was covered by the examination. Meanwhile, regarding the alleged politicization, Rajiv did not want to comment much either. “ Let the public judge,” he said. “ But I believe the team of professional investigators. The KPK is professional, we pray, God willing, ” continued the Chairman of the West Java Nasdem Party Advisory Council.

Previously reported, the KPK suspected that Syahrul had blackmailed his employees by requiring to pay monthly deposits with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. The nominal that is pegged and must be deposited by echelon I-II employees is around 4,000-10,000 US dollars. It is believed that the money collected does not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods. The anti-corruption commission then suspected that the money Syahrul received was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing to the NasDem Party with a value of up to billions of rupiah.