KPK Continues To Investigate The Flow Of Money From Bribes For Benur Export Permits

Corruption Eradication Commission Building (Photo of Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continues to investigate the flow of money from exporters of fries or lobster seeds. One of them is by conducting an examination of Rahmatullah, who is a witness for the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo, on Friday, March 5.

"Rahmatullah has deepened his knowledge regarding the alleged flow of a number of funds transferred by the suspect AM (Amiril Mukminin, former staff member of Edhy Prabowo)," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Saturday, March 6.

It is known that some time ago the KPK said it would open up opportunities for the application of the money laundering crime (TPPU) article to ensnare Edhy. Despite opening up opportunities, Ali emphasized that the KPK is still focused on efforts to prove the bribery article against the suspects in the case that ensnared Edhy Prabowo.

Apart from conducting an examination of Rahmatullah, the anti-gas commission on the same day also conducted an examination of an employee of Bintang Valas Abadi Money Changer, Aisyah Paulina; Director of Fish Resources Management, Directorate General of Capture Fisheries Trian Yunanda; President Director of PT Aero Citra Kargo (ACK) Amri; and Civil Servant Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Rochmat M Rofiq.

"For these witnesses, the KPK investigating team confiscated various evidence related to the case," he said.

As previously reported, in the case of the export bribery of shrimp 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.

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