Even Though Firli Bahuri Mangkir, Polda Metro Has Examined 70 Witnesses And 5 Experts In The SYL Extortion Case

KPK chairman Firli Bahuri with former Minister of Agriculture SYL (ist)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, is absent from the examination scheduled for November 7. However, in the development of the investigation into the alleged extortion case against the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Polda Metro Jaya, has examined about 70 witnesses. "In this stage, apart from the completeness of the investigation administration, investigators have carried out the process of examining witnesses, this is the process of taking their statements, this is a total of 70 witnesses," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko to reporters, Thursday, November 9. Not only witnesses, in an effort to resolve this alleged extortion case, investigators also asked for information from five experts. The investigators are, namely, one micro-expression expert, three criminal law experts, and one procedural law expert. "In addition, by asking for expert opinion. So 70 witnesses and also the progress, there are 5 expert opinions questioned by investigators," said Trunoyudo. However, it was not explained about the next steps that would be taken after Firli Bahuri was absent, as soon as he rescheduled or others. It was stated, Trunoyudo could not clearly explain the matter. Because, the authority lies with investigators. Because, the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK for the 2007-2011 period, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, said that from dozens of witnesses whose statements had been recorded in the examination event file (BAP), some of which were KPK employees. "So as many as 11 KPK employees have been examined to this day," he said. As for some witnesses who have also been questioned, namely, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, driver and personal aidek SYL, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK for the 2007-20011 Mochammad Jasin period. Then, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK for the 2015-2019 Saut Situmorang period, Director of Public Reporting and Complaining Service (Dumas) of the KPK Tomi Murtomo, Aide de Camp (ADC) or aide to the Chairman of the KPK Kevin Egananta, and the Head of Serangbes Komrang Anwar, who is also