Case Of Beating Of KPK Detention Center Officers, Police Will Examine Former MA Secretary Nurhadi

JAKARTA - The police plan to summon former Secretary of the Supreme Court (MA) Nurhadi to investigate the case of beating a KPK detention center officer. According to the plan, Nurhadi, the suspect in the bribery and gratuity case will be examined on Thursday, February 4.

"Yes, tomorrow (investigated, ed) at the KPK," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit for South Jakarta Police AKBP Jimmy Christian Samma in a written statement, Wednesday, February 3.

Jimmy did not confirm the timing of the examination. However, he said the investigation would be carried out at the KPK building.

As previously reported, the Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Committee of the Corruption Eradication Commission Ali Fikri said that the beating took place on Thursday, January 28 at around 16.30 WIB at the Ground A detention center, which is in the KPK building Kavling C1.

He explained that the beating incident was preceded by a misunderstanding related to the delivery of an explanation of the socialization by the KPK officials regarding the plan to renovate one of the bathrooms for detainees.

"The acts of physical violence committed by NHD were also witnessed by other KPK detention officers," he said.

After the beating took place, the KPK detention center conducted an examination of Nurhadi according to the applicable mechanism.

"We will submit further developments in this matter," said Ali.