KPK Asks Edhy Prabowo's Wife To Be Cooperative In Fulfilling Investigators' Summons

Illustrations (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of the DPR RI from the Gerindra Party faction who is also the wife of the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, Iis Rosyita Dewi, is absent from the summons of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators. She was examined as a witness in the bribery case for the export license for fry that ensnared her husband.

Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri said Iis did not convey the reasons for his absence when summoned on Friday, March 5 yesterday.

"Not present and without confirmation to the KPK investigating team, Iis Rosyita Dewi," Ali said in a written statement to reporters, Saturday, March 6.

Apart from Iis, there were six other people who were also not present at the examination. They are private employees on behalf of Mohammad Ridho, retired civil servant Mohammad Sadik, student named Siti Maryam, BCA operational legal staff Randy Bagas Prasetya, notary Lies Herminingsih, and entrepreneur named Ade Mulyana Saleh.

"The KPK urges and reminds those who have been summoned properly according to the law to be cooperative are present to fulfill the summons," he said.

Iis, Edhy's wife had previously been questioned by the KPK. In addition, because of the bribery case he was also prevented from traveling abroad for six months.

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).

Meanwhile, 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 lobster seed export permits using a forwarder company and was kept in one account of up to Rp9.8 billion and US $ 100 thousand from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.

The money that goes to the account of PT ACK, which is currently the sole cargo service provider for the export of lobster seeds, is then withdrawn to the accounts of PT ACK holders, namely Ahmad Bahtiar and Amri, for a total of Rp9.8 billion.

This money is used for shopping for luxury goods by Edhy and his wife in Honolulu, USA on November 21 to 23, 2020, amounting to around IDR 750 million, including Rolex watches, Tumi and LV bags, road bikes, and Old Navy clothes.