Corruption Eradication Commission Summons BNI Head Office Employees Regarding The Bribery Case Of Lobster Seeds By Edhy Prabowo

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JAKARTA - Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators summoned a number of witnesses regarding the bribery case for the export license of fries or lobster seeds that ensnared the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Edhy Prabowo.

One of the witnesses summoned was the Legal Division of Bank BNI Head Office, Amanda Tita Mahesa. She will be examined to complete Edhy Prabowo's case file.

"Amanda Tita Mahesa is being questioned as a witness for the suspect Edhy Prabowo", said the KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri to reporters, Monday, March 1.

Still in the same case, the KPK also summoned three other people who were private employees, namely Syammy Dusman, Mulyanto, and Asep Abidin Supriatna. Just like Amanda, they will also be examined to complete the files belonging to the former Gerindra Party leader.

As previously reported, in the case of export bribery of lobster fry or lobster seeds, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with five other people, namely: Special staff of 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).

While the giver of the bribe was the Director of PT Dua Putra Perkasa Pratama (PT DPPP) Suharjito (SJT)

Edhy was named a suspect because he was suspected of accepting bribes from companies that had been issued a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and were kept in one account up to IDR 9.8 billion.

This money was allegedly used by Edhy and his wife to shop for luxury goods, including during a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States before being caught in a hand-arrest operation (OTT).

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 Eradication of Corruption Crime (Tipikor). ) in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code 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.