Impor Daging, Mantan Dirjen Peternakan Akui Tidak Tahu `Permainan` Quota
Imported Meat, Former Director General of Livestock Pleaded Not Know `Play` Quota
Reporter : Rusdi Kamal
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
Jakarta (B2B) - Prabowo Respatiyo Caturroso, mantan Direktur Jenderal Peternakan dan Kesehatan Hewan, Kementerian Pertanian meyakini tidak ada permainan dalam pemberian kuota impor daging sapi di Kementerian Pertanian.
"Selama menjadi dirjen, saya tidak pernah melihat adanya praktik suap dalam penguruan kuota impor sapi," kata Prabowo setelah menjalani pemeriksaan di gedung Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) di Jakarta, Jumat (22/3).
Menurutnya, selama menjabat sebagai Dirjen Peternakan dan Kesehatan Hewan, ada 50 importir yang diberikan izin impor daging. Izin tersebut, menurutnya, ditetapkan dalam rapat dan diputuskan oleh menteri pertanian dalam pemberian kuota.
Menurut dia, Menteri Pertanian menilai PT Indoguna Utama sebagai importir yang layak. Hal itu didasari fakta bahwa perusahaan tersebut memiliki gudang terbesar.
"Itu (pemberian kuota) sudah ditentukan oleh tim eselon dua, sudah ditandatangani, lalu saya juga tanda tangan. Karena kop suratnya atas nama menteri, semuanya atas perintah menteri dan harus sesuai prosedur," katanya.
Dia mengaku kenal dengan orang PT Indoguna Utama, karena sering datang ke Kementerian Pertanian untuk mengurus izin. Namun dia menegaskan tidak mengenal Ahmad Fathanah dan Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.
"Hanya Haji Effendy saja yang saya kenal, karena dia importir. Elizabeth itu kan bos Pak Effendy," ujarnya.
Dalam kasus dugaan suap pengurusan kuota impor daging sapi di Kementerian Pertanian itu, KPK telah menetapkan empat orang sebagai tersangka yaitu mantan Presiden PKS, yang juga anggota Komisi I DPR, Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, dua direktur PT Indoguna Utama yaitu Juard Effendi dan Arya Abdi Effendi, serta orang dekat Lutfi, Ahmad Fathanah.
Jakarta (B2B) - Prabowo Respatiyo Caturroso, former Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture believes there is nothing 'play' provision beef import quotas in the Ministry of Agriculture.
"During her time as director general, I have never seen any graft in the management of cattle import quotas," Prabowo said after undergo examination in building the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta, Friday (22/3).
According to him, during his tenure as Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, there are 50 importers were given permission meat imports. Such permission, he said, set a meeting and decided by the minister of agriculture in the provision of quota.
According to him, the Minister of Agriculture assessing PT Indoguna Main as a viable importer. It is based on the fact that the company has the largest warehouse.
"It (the provision of quota) has been determined by a two-echelon team, has been signed, and I also sign. Due letterhead on behalf of the minister, all on the orders of the minister and must be in accordance with procedures," he said.
He claims to know the PT Indoguna Main, as they often come to the Ministry of Agriculture to take care of permissions. But he said it does not know Ahmad Fathanah and Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.
"Only Haji Effendy's all I know, because he's an importer. Elizabeth was his boss Mr. Effendy," he said.
In the case of alleged bribery beef import quota administration in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Commission has set four suspects are former PKS president, who is also member of House Commission I, Lutfi Hasan Ishaaq, two directors of the Main PT Indoguna, Juard Effendi and Arya Abdi Effendi, as well as those close to Lutfi, Ahmad Fathanah.
