Bareskrim Bantul Check Kepala BPOM Soal Kasus Gagal Sistem Akut

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/PHOTO: Police Public Relations Division

The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has denied any plans to examine the Head of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) Penny Lukito in resolving cases of acute kidney failure. However, only officials in the field or division of supervision will be questioned.

Meanwhile, the plan to investigate Penny Lukito was conveyed by the Head of Public Information Bureau of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan some time ago.

"Nothing, there is no summons from the Head of BPOM," said Director of Certain Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Pipit Rismanto when confirmed, Wednesday, November 23.

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The plan is for the examination of the BPOM officials to be carried out today or Wednesday, November 23.

"We only asked for information from several BPOM officials regarding our investigation," said Pipit.

Previously, Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, had mentioned that investigators had sent a summons for an examination of the Head of BPOM, Penny Lukito. The examination is also said to be scheduled for Monday, November 21.

"On Friday, November 18, 2022, the National Police Criminal Investigation Team sent a summons to the Head of BPOM RI on Monday, November 21, 2022," said Ramadhan.

In the case of acute kidney failure in children, Bareskrim Polri named three suspects. Two of them are corporations and the rest are individuals.

For corporate suspects, namely, CV Samudera Chemical and PT Afi Farma. The two pharmaceutical companies are considered to have committed criminal acts of producing drugs or distributing pharmaceutical preparations that do not meet standards, both in terms of security and benefit.

Meanwhile, the individual suspect is the owner of the CV Samudera Chemical with the initials E. Currently, his whereabouts are being hunted.