Enjoying Corruption Proceeds, KPK Opportunity To Snare SYL's Family

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JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the opportunity to ensnare the family of the former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) if it deliberately enjoys money from corruption. This was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri in response to a number of facts of the trial that said there was money enjoyed by Syahrul. Among other things, such as paying credit card bills to the need for skincare for his son. "Yes, it is very possible (the SYL family was charged as a suspect, ed) when the element of intent was fulfilled to enjoy the proceeds of crime," Ali told reporters quoted on Friday, May 3. Ali said, the money laundering crime (TPPU) knew the passive perpetrator. This provision applies when a family receives assets and knows the origin of the money from corrupt practices. For example, the house was then handed over to a nuclear family or anyone and he knew that this house was obtained from a criminal case could be punished,'' he stressed. After all, it was difficult for Syahrul's family not to know that there was money from the proceeds of corruption. Because the state organizer can earn every time, for example how much time, Ali explained.' Until when the acquisition of a house whether it fits its profile can be calculated,' continued the spokesman with the prosecutor's background.," continued the spokesman with the prosecutor's background. Previously, a number of witnesses from elements of employees at the Ministry of Agriculture in the trial said that there was a flow of money from echelons and the ministry budget was used for the personal interests of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Among them is for the benefit of Umrah, skincare, credit card bills. Not only that, Kemal Redindo Syahrul Putra, who is the son of SYL, used an Alphard car purchased with vendor money installments at the Ministry.

This statement came when the Deputy Budget Functional Staff of the Indonesian Quarantine Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture Abdul Hafidh was present as a witness for the defendant SYL, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery of the Directorate General of Infrastructure and Facilities of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. As for SYL apart from being charged with extorting his employees of up to Rp44.5 billion, he was also charged with receiving gratuities of up to Rp40.6 billion. This action was carried out from January 2020 to October 2023.