KPK Denies Calling Febri Diansyah-Rasamala In The Ministry Of Agriculture Case Without Sending Letter

Febri Diansyah At The KPK Building (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed that it had sent a summons as a witness to former KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah. This assurance was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, who said the summons was not only sent to Febri and Rasamala. Donal Fariz, he said, was also summoned as a witness in a corruption case at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). " “ Information from fellow investigators is of course a summons that was sent some time ago," said Head of the News Section Ali Fikri to reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, October 2. Ali also said the letter had arrived at the address of the three. “ But later of course we will check again,” he said. "What is certain is that the summons has been sent," continued Ali. As for this summons, investigators will explore several things from Febri Diansyah and Rasamala. One of them, their knowledge regarding the documents that were allegedly destroyed during the search process at the Ministry of Agriculture's Office. It is known that two former anti-corruption commission employees have fulfilled the summons. Meanwhile, Donal Fariz was not present, said Febri, because he was not the party authorized by Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo during the investigation process. "We will investigate further regarding this because after all these actions can be categorized as obstructing the ongoing investigation process," he said. Meanwhile, Febri Diansyah denied that his party was helping destroy documents suspected of being related to the flow of money. “ That's just what we found out through the existing news,” he said when he arrived at the KPK office before being examined. He said he had received a power of attorney from the Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo during the investigation process. At that time, he was asked to map the point of corruption vulnerability. Meanwhile, in the investigation process, he has not received any power to assist him. Thus, accusations of destroying evidence as circulated were denied. "Jadi kita tegaskan bahwa kalau ada isu-isu seperti itu adalah isu-isu yang tidak benar,"” tegasnya.

As previously reported, the KPK revealed that there are three clusters of investigations into alleged corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) that are being handled. The details are extortion related to positions, gratuities, and alleged money laundering (TPPU). The anti-corruption commission does not want to detail the suspects in this case. Even so, it was reported that the Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono, and Director of Agricultural Equipment of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta were dragged into this case.