Ministry Of Agriculture Corruption, Febri Diansyah Once Asked Syahrul Yasin Limpo To Be Cooperative With The KPK

Febri Diansyah (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former spokesman for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Febri Diansyah admitted that he had accompanied the Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo during the investigation into alleged corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture. He even asked the NasDem Party politician to fulfill the summons of KPK investigators.

This was conveyed by Febri after he was examined along with another former KPK employee, Rasamala Aritonang, who became a lawyer on Monday night, October 2. Both are witnesses to corruption cases at the Ministry of Agriculture.

Initially, Febri explained that he and Rasamala, who are members of law firm Visi Law, were asked to accompany Syahrul in the investigation process. After receiving the power of attorney, he was asked to map the vulnerability of corruption in the ministry and legal opinion, one of which fulfilled the investigator's summons.

"We always recommend to our client, to Minister Syahrul during yesterday's investigation to be cooperative," Febri told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted on Tuesday, October 3.

"And he agreed with that and attended the examination for clarification," he continued.

It is known that Syahrul visited the KPK office on Monday, June 19. At that time, he was asked for information in the process of investigating the alleged corruption that was ongoing.

Not only that, Febri also asked the parties suspected of being related to the corruption case to convey what it was. "So we are impossible and will not change the directions let alone change the information. That is the principle we hold," he said.

In addition, Febri and Rasamala had issued recommendations for preventing corruption at the Ministry of Agriculture from the results of the mapping carried out. The following is the full content:

1. Strengthening internal supervisors by the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Agriculture;

2. Strengthening the gratification control unit within the Ministry of Agriculture;

3. Establishment of standard operational procedure (SOP) implementation and supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture's financial governance;

4. Establishment of standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent potential conflicts of interest in the implementation of activities and programs of the Ministry of Agriculture;

5. Adjustment of standard operating procedures (SOP) at the Ministry of Agriculture by adopting ISO 37001 anti-bribery management system;

6. Do a risk mapping against regulations within the Ministry of Agriculture that has the potential to be problematic and disharmony

7. Continuing improvements and following up on the findings of the BPK and BPKP audits and following up on the examination of the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Agriculture;

8. Strengthening the coordination of preventing corruption with government agencies such as the Indonesian Ombudsman, BPK RI, BPKP, and the Indonesian KPK;

9. Involving civil society related to issues of preventing corruption, plantations, agriculture, and other relevant issues to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of good governance at the Ministry of Agriculture.