KPK Summons Syahrul Yasin Limpo's Child In The Ministry Of Agriculture Corruption Case

Former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) summoned the son of former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo, Indira Chunda Thita Syahrul Putri as a witness today, Friday, February 2. He will be questioned regarding the alleged corruption that occurred at the Ministry of Agriculture while his father was in office. "Located at the KPK's Red and White Building, the investigative team scheduled the summons and examination of witnesses," said KPK Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters, Friday, February 2. Indira, the anti-corruption commission also summoned another witness, namely Ali Andri, who is a private party. The material for the examination of the two people has not yet been detailed. However, investigators suspect that both of them are aware of Syahrul Yasin Limpo's actions. Previously, the KPK suspected that Syahrul had blackmailed his employees by requiring to pay deposit money every month with the help of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono and the Director of Agriculture Tools of the Ministry of Agriculture Muhammad Hatta. The nominal that is pegged and must be deposited by echelon I-II employees is around 4,000-10,000 US dollars.

The money collected is believed to have come from not only the realization of the Ministry of Agriculture's budget inflated or mark-ups but from vendors working on projects. The money is given in cash, transfers or goods. The anti-corruption commission then suspected that the money Syahrul received was used for various personal interests. Starting from Umrah with other Ministry of Agriculture employees, buying cars, repairing houses to flowing to the NasDem Party with a value of up to billions of rupiah.