Mahfud MD Asks Police To Facilitate LPSK To Protect Bharada E: To Save Him From Persecution Or Anything

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD encouraged the National Police to facilitate the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) to provide protection to Bharada Richard Eliezer or Bharada E.

"Through this pulpit, I also convey that the Police should facilitate the LPSK to provide protection to Bharada E, so that he is safe from persecution or whatever, so that the assistance from the LPSK is arranged in such a way so that later Bharada E can come to court and provide information in court. ," said Mahfud MD at a press conference reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 9.

Mahfud appreciated Bharada E's lawyer, Deolipa Yumara, who communicated well about the things that were actually experienced by his client.

Mahfud also said that he would immediately convey to the Police that the family of Brigadier Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J be given professional protection.

"I will inform the Police as soon as possible, so that the family of the deceased Brigadier J is given professional protection," he said.

Then, the Head of Kompolnas asked Brigadier J's family to remain patient and continue to give confidence to law enforcement agencies, such as the Police, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Court in completing the investigation of this case.

"I always hear statements from the victim's family, especially his father, who are so full of hope for the blessings of God, so that this case can be opened and resolved fairly. Continue to hope in God's justice, so that it becomes a guide for efforts to uphold human justice," said Mahfud.

In the case of the shooting of Brigadier J, there were a total of 4 suspects, namely Bharada E, Brigadier RR, K and Inspector General Ferdy Sambo. Ferdy Sambo allegedly gave orders related to the shooting of Brigadier J.

Inspector General Ferdy Sambo allegedly used a firearm belonging to Brigadier Yosua Hutabarat alias Brigadier J to shoot at the wall several times. The shooting at the wall with Brigadier J's pistol was carried out to make it appear as if a shootout took place, aka a shootout, as reported earlier at the South Jakarta Metro Police.

"That there was no fact of shooting incident as reported, I repeat that there was no fact of shooting incident as reported earlier," said the National Police Chief.

The National Police's Bareskrim Team, according to the National Police Chief, found that what actually happened was the shooting of Brigadier J to death.

"What RE (Bharada E) did on the orders of brother FS (Ferdy Sambo," said the National Police Chief.