KPK-Polri Asked To Immediately Arrest Harun Masiku, Not Even Talk About His Whereabouts

The KPK fugitive in the PAW bribery case is a member of the DPR, Harun Masiku. (Ist)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police were asked to immediately arrest Harun Masiku. They were asked not only to talk about the whereabouts of the suspected briber, the former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan, who is still at large.

"Law enforcers should immediately make arrests and not be busy spreading discourse about the whereabouts of Harun Masiku," said the Chairman of the IM 57+ Institute who is also a former KPK employee, M. Praswad Nugraha in a written statement, Wednesday, August 9.

"As soon as possible arrests, continued Praswad, need to be made. The task of law enforcement is to arrest fugitives and comment on fugitives because the portion of comments is with observers," he said.

"Prove that the KPK and other law enforcers have no intention of acting unilaterally in handling cases," continued Praswad.

Furthermore, Praswad reminded Harun Masiku not to become a political commodity. The KPK and the National Police must work optimally to enforce the law so that this issue is used by certain people.

"The arrest of Harun Masiku will avoid the potential use of Harun Masiku's issue for political bargain interests, especially related to 2024," he said.

As previously reported, the National Police said Harun Masiku was in the country. This certainty is based on the crossing data they have.

"There is data on the crossing that shows that the person concerned is domestically," said Head of the National Police's International Relations Division (Kadiv Hubinter) Inspector General Krishna Murti after meeting with the KPK structural ranks at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, August 7.

Meanwhile, the KPK confirmed that it would follow up on information on the whereabouts of Harun Masiku, who is said to be in Indonesia. An active search will be carried out to make arrests.

"If there is, we will follow up. We will actively search," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri to reporters.

Ali said the KPK had opened its ears about Harun's whereabouts. "So this meeting does not stop, in the future, technically we will follow up through the deputy for prosecution and deputy for information and data," he said.