Hendra Kurniawan Ratah Press Ismail Bolong Drag The Name Of Kabareskrim Regarding Illegal Mine Deposits In East Kalimantan

Attorney for AKP Irfan Widyanto, Henry Yosodiningrat at the South Jakarta District Court/ Photo: Jehan/ VOI

JAKARTA - Former Karo Paminal, Hendra Kurniawan, denied that Ismail Bolong's confession had put pressure on him to mention the name of the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjem Agus Andrianto, who had received an illegal mining deposit in East Kalimantan. The rebuttal was conveyed through his attorney Henry Yosodiningrat after undergoing a trial in the alleged obstruction of justice case at the South Jakarta District Court. "About Ismail Bolong since yesterday I was asked and I just talked to Hendra. Ismail Bolong lied," Henry told reporters, Thursday, November 10. This admission is considered a lie because Hendra is said to have never known the figure of Ismail. So, according to him, how can his client pressure someone he doesn't know to give recognition. "IB lied and slandered my client to make it up if my client made an emphasis/intervention on the testimonial video in question regarding illegal coal mining," he said. Based on Hendra's statement, Henry continued, the video of Ismail Bolong's confession was made as evidence of the examination process. This is because the case involved a high-ranking police officer. "The IB test video was carried out after the person concerned finished giving information in the Interogation Report which was signed and carried out consciously without coercion, which was then made to strengthen the testimonial video because it involved high-ranking officers and several other officers/members," said Henry. Ismail Bolong was viral on social media. He admitted that he deposited billions of rupiah from illegal coal mining to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. In addition, Ismail Bolong also admitted that he worked as an illegal coal collector in the East Kalimantan (Kaltim) area on his own initiative. He claims to profit billions of rupiah every month and "coordinate" with Komjen Agus Andrianto in running the illegal mining business. "The profit I get from collecting and selling coal is around IDR 5-10 billion every month. Regarding the activities I carry out, I have coordinated with Kabareskrim, namely to Mr. Komjen Agus Andrianto by giving money three times," said Ismail Bolong from his video caption. Shortly thereafter, another confession video emerged from Ismail Bolong. Apparently, he is a member of the police who has retired since July 2022. In the video, Ismail appears to apologize to Agus Andrianto for the statement about the illegal mining deposit. Ismail admitted that he had never communicated and did not know Kabareskrim. This man did not expect that the video would go viral. In the video, Ismail mentions making the first video because he was under pressure from Hendra Kurniawan, who at that time was a Karopaminal Divpropam Polri and a one-star general. "I need to explain that in February, a member of the National Police Headquarters from the Paminal Police Headquarters came to examine me. To make a testimonial to Kabareskrim, with full pressure, pressure from Mr. Hendra, Brigadier General Hendra," he said.