94 Expert Witnesses Have Been Examined To Reveal The Figure Of The KPK Leader Who Extorted SYL

Director of Special Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - The process of investigating the alleged extortion case carried out by the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo continues. The current development, Polda Metro Jaya has examined 94 witnesses and experts. "An examination has been carried out until last Monday, November 13, 2023, as many as 86 witnesses," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, to reporters, Tuesday, November 14. Then, investigators have also examined 8 experts during the investigation process. However, these experts did not specify. It is only known that investigators had asked for the views of criminal law experts, procedural law experts, multimedia experts, and micro expressions experts. So, when accumulated, investigators have examined 94 witnesses and experts to reveal the leader who blackmailed Syahrul Yasin Limpo. "The examination of 86 witnesses and 8 experts has been carried out," said Ade. Meanwhile, witnesses who have been examined include Syahrul Yasin Limpo and Firli Bahuri.

Then, Firli Bahuri's former aide, Kevin Egananta. Then there is the Semarang Police Chief Kombes Pol Irwan Anwar, the Director of Dumas KPK Tomi Murtomo, and two former KPK leaders Saut Situmorang and M Jasin. Then there is also the Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta, who was questioned at the Police Criminal Investigation Unit some time ago at the same time as Syahrul Yasin Limpo.