Turning Point for Anticorruption
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo a suspect in a bribery case pertaining to a 2020 lobster cultivation permit.
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Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Edhy Prabowo wears a prison vest after the investigation by the Corruption Eradication Commission investigator team at the KPK Building, Jakarta, Wednesday (25/11/2020).
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo a suspect in a bribery case on Wednesday (25/11/2020), pertaining to a 2020 lobster cultivation permit. Edhy’s arrest is expected to help restore public trust in the KPK’s antigraft measures.
The arrest is also expected to serve as a turning point for the government and political parties to strengthen their anticorruption commitment.