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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission is said to have arrested the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Edhy Prabowo, on Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020. This arrest was allegedly suspected of corruption in the export of lobster seeds or potato chips.
According to a Tempo source, Edhy prabowo arrested by the KPK at the Soekarno-Hatta airport upon his return from a trip to the United States. “He was arrested at 1:23 am,” a Tempo source said on Wednesday, November 25, 2020.
KPK Vice President Lili Pintauli Siregar, who was confirmed about the arrest, couldn’t say much. “I’m out of town. We’ll check later,” Lili said.
Tempo magazine published a report on the export of lobster fingerlings last July. In the news it’s called At the opening of the lobster seed export activities, it is reported that KKP has granted permits to 30 companies consisting of 25 limited liability companies or PTs, three limited partnerships alias CVs, and two companies in the form of commercial businesses or YOU. Tempo’s investigation found that the 25 companies were only formed within the last 2-3 months based on deeds.
Furthermore, various party cadres are suspected of being the actors behind these companies. In PT Royal Samudera Nusantara, for example, Ahmad Bahtiar Sebayang is listed as the chief commissioner. Bahtiar is the vice president of Tunas Indonesia Raya, the NCO of the Indonesian Great Movement Party o Gerindra.
The other three exporters are also affiliated with the same party. There is also the name of Fahri Hamzah, a former vice president of the DPR, as a shareholder in a company and another name is included for the Golkar Party. The name of Buntaran, an official (PNS) who was fired during the era of Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, also appears. He was involved in a seed smuggling and money laundering case and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries clarified the report of the edition of July 6 to 12, 2020 of Tempo magazine that addressed the issue of the issuance of an export license for lobster seeds. alias fry to companies suspected of being affiliated with cadres of political parties. In its statement, the team from the Office of Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation CCP He said that the issuance of the permit was carried out by a team formed by the Ministry.
“The team follows the process of evaluating the viability of a commercial entity to become a lobster farmer and a possible exporter of BBL (potato chips) according to the criteria and mechanism established in the technical guidelines (technical guidelines)” the team said in a written statement late Monday, July 6, 2020. .
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