Inspector General Napoleon Denies Receiving Bribery, Police: We Are Not After Confession

Karo Penmas Division of Public Relations of the Police, Brigadier General Awi Setyono (Photo: Public Relations of the Police)

JAKARTA - Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte, through his attorney, has denied accepting Djoko Tjandra's bribe for the removal of red notice. The National Police did not question this argument.

Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, Karo Penmas, the National Police's Public Relations Division, said investigators were not pursuing confessions from the suspects. For that, the rebuttal is legitimate.

"We need to convey that investigators are not pursuing a confession," Awi told reporters, Jakarta, Friday, August 28.

According to him, investigators used many methods to reveal corruption cases. "Investigators are working according to scientific investigation, we are not seeking or pursuing confessions," he said.

Meanwhile, Napoleon, through his attorney, denied receiving money from Djoko Tjandra regarding the removal of red notice. Napoleon admitted that he was not involved in the case of Djoko Tjandra's alleged bribery.

"I am representing General Napoleon speaking today, General Napoleon Bonaparte firmly that General Napoleon Bonaparte never received money or goods as has been reported either from Tommy Sumardi, either from Brigadier General Prasetyo Utomo or from Djoko S Tjandra, especially from other parties. "said Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte's lawyer, Gunawan Raka to reporters, Thursday, August 27.

Gunawan emphasized that Inspector General Napoleon never took care of Djoko Tjandra's red notice while serving in the National Police's International Relations Division. According to him, the red notice on behalf of Djoko Tjandra had been removed from the IPSG Interpol Secretariat General located in Lyon, France, since 11 July 2014.

The red notice was removed because there was no request for an extension of time from the Government of Indonesia to Interpol. So that automatically red notice on behalf of Djoko S Tjandra is deleted.

That way, Djoko Tjandra can enter and exit Indonesia. In addition, the name Djoko Tjandra has also been removed from the list of DPO immigration officers. It also has nothing to do with General Napoleon Bonaparte,

"What actually happened was the loss of the name Djoko S Tjandra in the immigration DPO, as registered in the situation is outside the authority, outside the control of the brothers of Napoleon or the NCB Republic of Indonesia," concluded Gunawan.

In this case, Inspector General Napoleon Bonaparte and Brigadier General Prasetyo Utomo were named as suspects because they were suspected of being the recipients of bribes for the removal of red notice.

They are charged with Article 5 Paragraph 2, Article 11 and Article 12 letters a and b of Law Number 20 of 2020 concerning Corruption (Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, Tommy Sumardi was named a suspect on suspicion of grafting bribes. Sehungg, Tommy was charged with Article 5 Paragraph 1, Article 13 of Law 20 of 2020 concerning Corruption (Tipikor) in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

In the bribery case, investigators confiscated US $ 20 thousand, cellphones, including CCTV as evidence.