Examining Edhy Prabowo Regarding Benur Bribery, KPK Delves Into Bank Guarantee Issues

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

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is examining Edhy Prabowo. During this examination, Edhy was questioned about his orders to make a Bank Guarantee for fry exporters that obtained permission from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

"The EP suspect (Edhy Prabowo) is confirmed regarding his orders and policies to make a Bank Guarantee for exporters who can export permits for clear lobster seeds at the KKP in 2020," said Acting KPK spokesperson for prosecution Ali Fikri in a written statement, Wednesday, March 17. .

Meanwhile, on Monday, March 15 yesterday, the KPK confiscated Rp52.3 billion of money suspected of being a Bank Guarantee.

The anti-corruption commission suspected that at that time Edhy Prabowo as the former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries ordered the Secretary General of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Antam Novambar to make a written order.

The KPK said this letter was related to the withdrawal of bank guarantees from exporters to the Head of the Fish Quarantine, Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (BKIPM). Furthermore, the Head of BKIPM ordered the Head of the Soekarno Hatta Jakarta Large Quarantine Office to accept the Bank Guarantee.

It's just that, later it was discovered, the rules for submitting bank guarantees as a form of commitment to the implementation of lobster seed export had never existed.

Returning to the investigations carried out by investigators, on the same day, Tuesday 16 March, the KPK also examined Ainul Faqih, who is the staff of Edhy Prabowo's wife, Iis Rosyita Dewi. Investigators, said Ali, sought Ainul to investigate the flow of bribes to various parties.

"Meanwhile the SAF suspect (Safitri) and the APM suspect (Andreau Pribadi Misanta) were confronted by the KPK investigating team regarding the flow of funds received by the suspect EP (Edhy Prabowo)," said Ali.

As for this bribery case, 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 a lobster seed export license using a forwarder company and were kept in one account up to Rp9.8 billion.

From this money, Edhy then received Rp3.4 billion which was earmarked for his and his wife's needs, Iis Rosyita Dewi, and two of his staff, Safri and Andreau Misanta Pribadi.

In addition, around May 2020, Edhy was also suspected of receiving 100 thousand US dollars from Suharjito through Safri and Amiril.

Furthermore, 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.