Jakarta, Legal Literacy - Investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have rescheduled the summons for Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Ahmad Sahroni, which will take place on Friday (22/3). The purpose of the summons is to examine Sahroni as a witness in the alleged money laundering case involving the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL).

Ali Fikri, Head of the KPK's News Section, stated that the rescheduling had been confirmed by Sahroni. KPK hopes that Sahroni will be willing to provide information regarding the case when summoned by the investigation team.

Ali also expressed his belief that Sahroni would comply with the summons as a witness in the case. However, there is no further information regarding the details of the questions that will be asked to the witnesses during the examination.

Previously, the KPK had planned to examine Sahroni on Friday (8/3), but Sahroni requested to reschedule the meeting.

The KPK has launched an investigation into the alleged money laundering involving the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, as part of the development of a corruption case within the Ministry of Agriculture.

Currently, SYL is undergoing trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court. He is charged with extortion and accepting gratuities totaling Rp44.5 billion in the alleged corruption case at the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture between 2020 and 2023.

Public Prosecutor (JPU) from the KPK, Masmudi, revealed that the extortion was carried out together with Kasdi Subagyono, Secretary-General of the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture for the 2021-2023 period, and Muhammad Hatta, Director of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery at the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture in 2023, to fulfill SYL's personal needs. The amount of money allegedly obtained by SYL during his tenure as Minister of Agriculture, using coercion, reached a total of Rp44.5 billion.