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KPK nabs ex-minister Syahrul one day before official questioning
Syahrul was slated to come to the KPK for questioning on Friday after failing to appear for a summons on Wednesday, citing family issues.
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Graft suspect and former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo (center) walks toward the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta on Oct. 12, 2023. Graft busters brought Syahrul in to undergo questioning a day earlier than the official summons. (Antara/Asprilla Dwi Adha)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo on Thursday, a day before he was meant to appear before the antigraft body for questioning as a suspect in an alleged corruption case.
Graft busters arrested Syahrul at his private residence in South Jakarta on Thursday evening. He was seen handcuffed upon arriving at the KPK headquarters at around 7:15 p.m. Investigators immediately took him to an interrogation room on the building’s second floor.
Syahrul was slated to come to the KPK for questioning on Friday after failing to appear for a summons on Wednesday, citing family issues.
Investigators nabbed him after receiving information that Syahrul had arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday around midnight, KPK spokesperson Ali Fikri said.
“We’re concerned that he would run away or destroy evidence, so we decided to arrest him,” Ali told the press on Thursday evening.
One of Syahrul’s lawyers, Febri Diansyah, a former KPK spokesperson, said his client was committed to cooperating during the ongoing legal proceedings and would come to the questioning on Friday.
“I ensure that Pak Syahrul won’t run away,” Febri said. “We have committed to cooperating.” If the former minister was really cooperating, Ali said, he should have come right away to the antigraft body’s headquarters on Thursday.
