Edhy Prabowo And His Wife Are Witnesses To The Frying Permit Trial

Former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo (photo: PR KPK)

JAKARTA - Former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo and his wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, will be presented as witnesses in the trial for alleged lobster seed export license bribery (BBL).

During the trial, the team of public prosecutors (JPU) from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will also present six other witnesses. Thus, a total of eight witnesses will be presented.

"It is true, the KPK investigating team scheduled the summons as witnesses," said Acting KPK spokesman Ali Fikri in his statement, Wednesday, March 17.

However, Eddy Prabowo, who is currently in the KPK detention cell, will not be presented directly. He will follow the trial process online.

Meanwhile for the other six witnesses, among others, Personal Secretary Edhy Prabowo Anggia Tesalonika, Head of Public Relations of KKP Desri Yanti, Civil Servants at the Directorate General of Marine Spatial Management of KKP Andhika Anjaresta, Director of PT Grahafoods Indo Pacific Chandra Astan, Staff Minister of KP Ahmad Syaihul Anam, and Dwi Kusuma Wijaya.

Previously reported, in this case the Director of PT Dua Putera Perkasa Pratama (PT DPP), Suharjito, was charged with bribing former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Edhy Prabowo in the amount of IDR 2.1 billion. The bribe is related to the export license for lobster or fry.

"Defendant Suharjito has committed several acts that have such a relationship that it must be seen as a continuing act, namely giving or promising something, namely giving something in the form of a total of USD 103 thousand and Rp 706,055,440 to Civil Servants or State Administrators, namely to Edhy Prabowo as Minister. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia (KP-RI Minister), "said KPK prosecutor Siswandono in a trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, Thursday, February 11.

The amount of bribes amounting to Rp2.1 billion represents the accumulated money given. This is because, if converted to rupiah, 103 thousand United States (US) dollars are worth Rp. 1,441,799,150 or around Rp1.4 billion.

The indictment also stated that Suharjito gave bribes to Edhy Prabowo through the special staff of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Safri and Andrau Misanta Pribadi. In addition, the name of Edhy's Personal Secretary, Amiril Mukminin, and Ainul Faqih as the personal staff of Edhy Prabowo's wife, namely, Iis Rosita Dewi, were also written.

Suharjito was charged with Article 5 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 13 of the Corruption Eradication Law in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.