Ngabalin One Group’s story with Edhy Prabowo, but not arrested by the KPK

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Chief Expert of the Presidential Personnel Office (KSP) Ali Mochtar Ngabalin joined the group of Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, who was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at Soekarno-Hatta Airport , Wednesday (11/25/2020) in the morning.

Although he was in the same group, Ngabalin was not arrested or examined by the KPK.

As is well known, Edhy and his entourage paid a working visit to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (USA) in order to study shrimp seed production, especially vaname shrimp to be farmed in Indonesia.

Still based on the ministerial agenda of the Gerindra Party, Edhy, among others, visited the Oceanic Institute (OI) in Honolulu.

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“We parted ways earlier at the airport. We parted ways because Bang Ali (himself) asked, they (KPK investigators) said ‘Mr. Ngabalin will be here’. That’s a sign that we are separating the group,” he said Ngabalin when contacted on Wednesday (11/25/2020).

He suspected that he was not being investigated by the KPK because he was not a state official with the authority like Edhy and the entourage brought to the KPK.

He also respects the professionalism of the KPK investigators who did their job well when Edhy and other members of the group were arrested.

“The KPK has data, it has temporary documents. The KPK needs to clarify and verify the data it obtains. Bang Ali is not an official who commits himself, he is not an official user of the budget. But I know what they (KPK) are doing extraordinarily good, ”Ngabalin said.

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It is known that the KPK detained the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo, on Wednesday (11/25/2020) morning.

KPK Vice President Nurul Ghufron said Edhy was arrested at Soekarno-Hatta Airport along with various parts of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and members of his family.

“This morning (arrested) at 1:23 am in Soetta (Soekarno-Hatta airport). There were several from the KKP and their families,” Ghufron said Wednesday morning.

Ghufron said Edhy’s arrest was related to allegations of corruption in the export of potato chips or lobster seeds.

“It is true that the KPK has stopped him in connection with the export of fingerlings,” Ghufron said.