Firli Becomes A Suspect In The Allegation Of SYL Extortion, This Is The Response Of The Deputy Chairperson Of The KPK

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johanis Tanak reminded all parties to obey the principles of law. In addition, the presumption of innocence must also be enforced.

This was conveyed by Johanis in response to KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri who was named a suspect by the Polda Metro Jaya. He is suspected of being involved in a case of extortion or receiving gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

"We have to obey quite a lot of legal principles," Johanis said when contacted by reporters, Thursday, November 23.

Johanis reminded that Indonesia is a state of law. Thus, all parties are asked to respect the ongoing process.

"The Indonesian state is a state of law. Every citizen must obey the law, everyone must respect the legal process, everyone is considered innocent as long as there is no court decision that has permanent legal force and so on," he said.

Previously reported, Polda Metro Jaya has finished carrying out a case of alleged extortion or receiving gratuities from the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Firli was finally named a suspect.

"A case title has been carried out with results, the discovery of sufficient evidence to determine FB's brother as chairman of the KPK RI as a suspect," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak to reporters, Wednesday, November 22, evening.

Some of the evidence that became the basis for determining the suspect included witness testimony and electronic evidence.

Meanwhile, 91 witnesses have been examined. They include Syahrul Yasin Limpo, former aide to Firli Bahuri, Kevin Egananta. Then there is the Semarang Police Chief Kombes Pol Irwan Anwar, Director of Dumas KPK Tomi Murtomo, and two former KPK leaders Saut Situmorang and M Jasin.

Meanwhile, there are about 8 experts consisting of criminal law experts, micro expressions, and event hubs.

The series of cases of alleged extortion or acceptance of gratuities by the KPK leadership against Syahrul Yasin Limpo began when Polda Metro Jaya received Dumas on August 12, 2023.

With the complaint, the Tipidkor Sub-Directorate of the Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya collected information on the basis of a statement collection order (pulbaket) issued on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

Not long after, investigators issued an investigation warrant on August 21. At this stage, a number of witnesses were examined, one of which was SYL.

Then, after the series of investigations were completed, investigators carried out a case title. As a result, a criminal element was found so that the status of the case was upgraded to the investigation stage.