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Police to question KPK leader Firli in extortion inquiry
The police have questioned 45 witnesses so far, ranging from Agriculture Ministry officials to former and current KPK employees.
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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri shows evidence during a press briefing at the KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Nov. 11, 2020. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
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akarta Police investigators will question Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chair Firli Bahuri in relation to a graft and extortion investigation connected to former agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo.
The investigators summoned Firli for questioning at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Friday at 2 p.m., said Jakarta Police special criminal investigations director Sr. Comr. Ade Safri Simanjuntak.
“We have sent the summons to question FB, as the chairman of the KPK, as a witness in the case,” Ade told the press on Wednesday, using Firli’s initials, as quoted by kompas.com.
The police started their investigation on Aug. 12 of last year after receiving a public complaint about alleged extortion and blackmail by unidentified KPK leaders. They have not disclosed the identities of the complainants, citing confidentiality and the sensitivity of the case.
The police have questioned 45 witnesses so far, ranging from Agriculture Ministry officials to former and current KPK employees. Investigators questioned Kevin Egananta, one of Firli’s aides, and KPK public complaints director Tomi Murtomo this past week.
One of the witnesses questioned in the investigation was Semarang Police chief Sr. Comr Irwan Anwar, who was suspected of being a middleman in the alleged extortion.
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