Former Spokesman Edhy Prabowo Examined By The Corruption Eradication Commission

KPK (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned two additional witnesses to investigate the alleged bribery of the export license for fries or lobster seeds that ensnared the former Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo.

One of the witnesses summoned was Miftah Nur Sabri, who used to be a special staff or Spokesperson for Edhy Prabowo.

"Additional witnesses for the EP suspect (Edhy Prabowo) and friends," said Acting spokesman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Ali Fikri in his written statement, Monday, March 22.

Apart from summoning Miftah, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also summoned another witness who is the state civilian apparatus (ASN), namely Anton.

The material for the examination of the two additional witnesses is not yet known. However, both are suspected of knowing about the corruption case that occurred at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).

Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also summoned other witnesses in this case. Five witnesses were summoned and two of them were officials at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP).

The two officials are the Head of the Center for Fish Quarantine, Quality Control and Safety of Fisheries Products Jakarta I (Soekarno-Hatta) Habrin Yake, and the Head of the Fish Quarantine Agency for Quality Control and Safety of Fishery Products (KKP), Rina. Apart from examining these two officials, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) also summoned three other witnesses, namely two private parties, namely Melinda and Setiawan Sudrajat, and a lawyer, Robinson Paul Tarru.

These five people will also be questioned as witnesses for Edhy Prabowo.

In this bribery case, Edhy Prabowo was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with five other people, namely: Special Staff of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Minister, Safri (SAF), and Andreau Pribadi Misanta (APM); Management of PT. Aero Citra Kargo (PT. ACK) Siswadi (SWD); The staff of the wife of Fisheries and Marine Affairs Minister, 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 Rp. 9.8 billion.

From this money, Edhy then received Rp. 3.4 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.