Today, KPK Waits For Entrepreneur Hanan Supangkat To Respond To Calls In The SYL Money Laundering Case

Head of KPK News Section Ali Fikri (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is waiting for the presence of businessman Hanan Supangat to be examined as a witness today, Wednesday, March 20. Its presence is needed to investigate the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. "We also remind the person concerned to be present," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters quoted on Wednesday, March 20. Ali said Hanan must be committed because the delay in the examination was carried out according to his request. It is known that the businessman should have been examined last week but could not be present because he was receiving treatment at the hospital. Investigators will later ask for information regarding several things when examining, said Ali. Among them is the finding of Rp15 billion in his house during the forced search was carried out. "We remind the person concerned to be cooperative in attending so as to explain what he knows regarding the alleged money laundering crime of suspect SYL as then Minister of Agriculture," he said. Previously reported, KPK investigators found tens of billions of rupiah in Hanan's house, who is the boss of PT Mulia Knitting Factory as well as former Chairman of Ferrari Owners Club Indonesia (FOCI) during a search on Wednesday, March 6. Then, there are also several documents related to the case of money laundering of Syahrul at that time. The allegations are currently being heard by investigators as witnesses on Friday, March 1. At that time, he was investigated about the communication carried out with Syahrul Yasin Limpo and the project in the Ministry of Agriculture. This process was carried out after the anti-corruption commission developed cases of extortion and gratuities that ensnared Syahrul Yasin Limpo. The allegation is currently being tried.

In the case of extortion and gratification, Syahrul was charged with extortion of up to Rp44.5 billion in the 2020-2023 period. This action was carried out together with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery of the Directorate General of Infrastructure and Facilities of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. This money was then used for the benefit of Syahrul's wife and family, invited gifts, NasDem Party, religious events, aircraft charters to Umrah and sacrifices. Then, he was also charged with receiving gratuities amounting to Rp40.6 M from January 2020 to October 2023.