Febri Diansyah Questions KPK Forcibly Picking Up SYL: His Call Letter Friday

Attorney for the former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Febri Diansyah questioned the basis for forced pick-up of his client.

This was conveyed by Febri in response to the forced efforts of investigators to pick up Syahrul at a location in the Jakarta area. He said Syahrul had actually received a summons for questioning on Friday, October 13 tomorrow.

"Pak Syahrul has already received the summons for the inspection schedule tomorrow Friday. He said he would cooperate and confirmed that he would come to the examination tomorrow," Febri said in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, October 12.

In addition, the legal team has also coordinated with the investigators. Therefore, Febri will visit the KPK's Red and White House tonight.

"We will come to the KPK tonight to confirm further whether the arrests were true," he said.

The Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, is still silent. However, VOI also received the summons in question.

In it, Syahrul as a suspect in the alleged corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture is scheduled to be examined tomorrow. The letter was signed by Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur.

Previously, Syahrul confirmed that he would fulfill the summons of the anti-corruption commission investigators on Friday, October 13. He stated that he was ready to undergo the legal process of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) corruption case.

The KPK has announced Syahrul and two of his subordinates, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta as suspects on Wednesday, October 11. All three were involved in alleged extortion and gratuities.

In this case, Syahrul through his two subordinates was suspected of extorting his employees by requiring to pay the deposit every month. The nominal varies between 4,000-10,000 United States dollars.

It is believed that the money collected does not only come from the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods.