SYL Extortion Continues To Be Investigated, Night Entertainment Boss Alex Tirta Is Being Questioned By The Police Today

JAKATA - Polda Metro Jaya will examine three witnesses in the investigation of a series of cases of alleged extortion by the KPK leadership against former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL, today. Two of them are Tirta Juwanda Darmadji alias Alex Tirta and former SYL aide.

"There are three witnesses who (today) were questioned at Polda Metro Jaya. One of them is Alex Tirta," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak when confirmed, Wednesday, November 1.

For the examination of Alex Tirta, it is said that it will take place around 13.00 WIB. The entrepreneur of the nightclub as well as the Daily Chair of the Central Board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) is said to be attending the examination.

Meanwhile, for the other two witnesses, Ade did not explain in detail. It was only conveyed that one of them was a former Aide-de-camp (ADC) or an aide to SYL.

"Eks adjutant to the Minister of Agriculture RI and one other witness," said Ade.

The examination of Alex Tirta relates to the status of the'safe house' of KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri who is on Jalan Kertanegara number 46, South Jakarta.

From the results of the investigation, the house was rented from a person with the initials E. But the renter of the house was not Firli Bahuri directly, but Alex Tirta.

"The owner of house Kertanegara number 46 South Jakarta is E and the owner of house Kertanegara number 46 South Jakarta is Alex Tirta," he said.

The house is rented out at a fairly high price. Every year it is priced at hundreds of millions.

"The rent is around Rp. 650 million a year," said Ade.

Meanwhile, the house was originally searched on Thursday, October 26. Investigators confiscated a number of evidences from the location. However, it was not conveyed in detail what was confiscated from the house.

"There is some evidence that we confiscated at the location of the search of Kertanegara's house number 46," said Ade.

In fact, recently the house was said to have been used as a meeting location between Firli Bahuri and former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL.

However, Firli denied it. He reasoned that the house in Kertanegara was only used to rest when it was active in Jakarta.

"Nothing, nothing. It's just a place to rest if I'm active in Jakarta," said Firli.