Edhy Prabowo's Strategy To Launch Bribes

Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo is a suspect in the corruption of fry export bribery (photo: PR KPK)

JAKARTA - Edhy Prabowo's strategy of accepting bribes from the export permit of lobster fries or seeds while serving as Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries is increasingly bright. Edhy is said to have accepted bribes from exporters.

This was revealed in the trial of Suharjito, who gave bribes to Edhy Prabowo. Former Edhy special staff, Safri Muis who was presented as a witness at the trial held at the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor), Central Jakarta, Wednesday, February 24, said that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries received a share of IDR 1,500 per lobster seed exported.

"In the Investigation Official Report (BAP), you said, 'I don't know about the export cargo service of BBL (Clear Lobster Seed) but I know from Andreau that the export cost is Rp1,800 per head based on the KKP agreement with the' forwarder 'company, namely PT ACK, where KKP gets IDR 1,500 per head and PT ACK gets IDR 300 per head ', is this information correct? " asked KPK prosecutor Siswhandono at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Wednesday, February 24.

"I don't remember, but if my BAP statement remains," Safri replied.

When the prosecutor asked why the ministry received Rp1,500 and who received it, he admitted that he did not remember. This is because he only heard information from Edhy's former special staff who was also the Head of the Due Diligence Team for the Export License of Lobster or Lobster Seeds, Andreau Misanta Pribadi.

Next, he explained the process of giving bribes to Edhy. Safri said he had met with a number of people from PT Dua Putera Perkasa (DPP), including Suharjito, who then left the money.

"At that time I met Pak Agus and Suharjito, at that time Pak Suharjito deposited money but I did not know the amount. He said 'just leave it'," he said.

He did not know the amount of money that was entrusted to him. Because, the money was immediately handed over to Amiril Mukminin, Edhy Prabowo's Personal Secretary.

Safri meets Amiril in the room in front of his office

Still in court, Safri said that he had met Edhy's secretary in front of his office and Amiril asked if there were any entrances from people he had just met.

Receiving this question, Safri answered that there was and immediately gave him money which he did not know the amount of. He said he believed in giving the money because Amiril was Edhy's secretary.

"I think Amiril already knows, so I just gave it to him, because he (Suharjito, red) is his friend, the Minister, I took it directly to Amiril," said Safri.

"If Amiril was not a ministerial secretary, would you hand over the money?" asked the prosecutor.

"No," answered Safri.

"So you handed over the money because Amiril sespri saw the position of minister?" asked the prosecutor.

"Yes, and also because he asked for a deposit, so I gave him," said Safri, adding that all the money was given at that time.

After the handover, Suharjito and Agus Kurniyawanto, who were part of PT DPP, then met again at their second office. Safri took the 26,000 Singapore dollars worth of money.

He took the money without giving it to Amiril, because he felt that the money was given because the lobster export permit from the company had gone smoothly.

"There was a second meeting at the office, Suharjito immediately gave 26 thousand Singaporean cash. I thought the money was given because the lobster business was already smooth so I just gave it to me," said Safri.

In this case, the Director of PT Dua Putera Perkasa Pratama (PT DPP), Suharjito, was charged with bribing the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo in the amount of IDR 2.1 billion. The bribe is related to the export license for lobster or fry.

"Defendant Suharjito has committed several acts that have such a relationship that it must be seen as a continuing act, namely giving or promising something, namely giving something in the form of a total of 103 thousand US dollars and Rp.706,055,440 to Civil Servants or State Administrators, namely to Edhy Prabowo as Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia (KP-RI Minister), "said KPK prosecutor Siswandono in a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Thursday, February 11.

The amount of bribes amounting to Rp2.1 billion represents the accumulated money given. This is because, if converted to rupiah, 103 thousand United States (US) dollars are worth Rp. 1,441,799,150 or around Rp1.4 billion.

The indictment also states that Suharjito gave bribes to Edhy Prabowo through the special staff of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Safri and Andrau Misanta Pribadi. In addition, the name of Edhy's Personal Secretary, Amiril Mukminin, and Ainul Faqih as the personal staff of Edhy Prabowo's wife, namely, Iis Rosita Dewi, were also written.

Suharjito was charged with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code