Health Reasons, Alex Tirta Abstains From Polda Metro Examination Regarding 'Safe House'

The Investigation Team of the Corruption Sub-Directorate of the Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya searched one of the houses belonging to KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri on Jalan Kertanegara, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Thursday (26/10/2023). (ANTARA/Ilham Kausar)

JAKARTA - Entrepreneurs from nightclubs and Daily Chair of the Central Board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI), Tirta Juwanda Darmadji alias Alex Tirta, did not fulfill the summons for inspection at Polda Metro Jaya, today. Health is the reason Alex was not present. "Information to investigators that Alex Tirta was unable to attend today's scheduled examination schedule at 14.00 WIB for health reasons," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Ade Safri Simanjuntak, Wednesday, November 1. With Alex Tirta's absence from today's examination, his team of attorneys asked investigators to reschedule the examination process. Investigators also decided to reschedule the examination of the nightclub entrepreneur on Friday, November 3, at around 09.00 WIB. "Rescheduled for examination of Alex Tirta on Friday, November 3", said Ade. Regarding the status of the house on Jalan Kertanegara number 46, it was only discovered that Alex Tirta was the tenant of the owner with the initials E. The rental of the house that has been used as a'safe house' has been the chairman of the KPK, Firli Bahuri, since 2020. "(The house is rented) starting in 2020,” said Ade. Alex Tirta rents at a fairly high price. Hundreds must also be spent to pay each year. "“The rent is around Rp. 650 million a year," said Ade. Meanwhile, the house was ransacked by the Polda Metro Jaya on Thursday, October 26. Investigators confiscated a number of evidences from the location. However, it was not conveyed in detail what was confiscated from the house. "There is some evidence that we confiscated at the site of the search of Kertanegara's house number 46," said Ade. In fact, recently the house was said to have been used as a meeting location between Firli Bahuri and former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL.

However, Firli denied it. He reasoned that the house in Kertanegara was only used to rest when it was active in Jakarta. "Nothing, nothing. It's just a place to rest if I'm active in Jakarta," said Firli.