AGO Fire Case, 5 Construction Construction Suspects Not Officially Hired

Director of the Directorate of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the National Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambo (Photo: Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit has revealed that the five construction workers named as suspects behind the fire at the Adhyaksa Corps building were not remsied by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Director of the Directorate of General Crimes (Dittipidum) of the National Police Brigadier General Ferdy Sambo said that the suspects were hired by bureau staff at the AGO.

"A builder is not officially hired by a staff from a bureau at the AGO," said Sambo to reporters, Friday, October 23.

Especially when they were working to renovate the Hall of the Personnel Bureau they were not supervised by the foreman. So, they broke the rules by smoking in the room.

"The foreman at that day was not at the location. This resulted in activities that were not in accordance with what should have been done but were not carried out," said Ferdy.

In the future, it is possible that investigators will develop it by examining the staff who employ these construction workers. But in the meantime, the staff has not been found to be involved.

"Not yet because he doesn't know," he said.

A total of eight people were named as suspects in the fire case at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) building. Five of them are construction workers.

The five construction workers have the initials T, H, S, K, and IS. They were named suspects for violating the no smoking rule in the personnel bureau hall.

"They are doing activities they shouldn't be doing, namely smoking in the room where they work," said Head of Public Relations of the Indonesian Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono.

While the other three namely, UAM as the foreman, R who is the Director of PT ARM and the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) of the Attorney General's Office, NH.

The suspects were charged under Article 188 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 and Article 56 of the Criminal Code with the threat of 5 years in prison.