Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Trunoyudo Wisnu Andika said former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri had not been detained because the investigation and investigation process was still ongoing.

This was conveyed by Trunoyudo in response to pressure from a number of people for Firli Bahuri, a suspect in the alleged extortion case against former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, to be detained.

"The simultaneous examination process is still ongoing, of course, investigators will take the steps to fulfill the P-19 and will also always coordinate in fulfilling the P-19 with the public prosecutor," Trunoyudo said as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, February 29.

He said the investigation by Polda Metro Jaya was still in the process simultaneously and was also backed up by the Directorate of Corruption Crimes at Bareskrim Polri from the beginning until now.

Currently, said Trunoyudo, the process of handling cases is still in an effort to fulfill case files according to the instructions of the public prosecutor (P-19).

"This process will simultaneously be presented at any time for progress. Of course, from the start, we conveyed that the Police are committed and consistent with every progress of submission, of course, this case so that the media also thank you for conducting social control as well as for this activity," said Trunoyudo.

Firli was again absent from the investigator's summons at Monday (26/2) examination. This is the second time he has been absent, after being summoned on Tuesday (6/2).

Firli Bahuri's attorney, Ian Iskandar, denied that his client was absent from the investigator's summons.

He reasoned that his party had submitted a letter of postponement of the examination.

"Pak Firli is not absent, we are giving a request for a postponement of the examination," said Ian.

As is known, Firli Bahuri's case file was returned by the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) on Friday (2/2) because it was incomplete.

The retired National Police officer with the rank of three-star general, has undergone two examinations as witnesses and four times as suspects.

Examination twice as a witness on Tuesday (24/10) and Thursday (16/11). Meanwhile, as a suspect, starting from Friday (1/12), Wednesday (6/12), Wednesday (27/12) and Friday (19/1).

Polda Metro Jaya has named Firli Bahuri (FB) as a suspect as referred to in Article 12 e or Article 12 B or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended and supplemented by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code which occurred in the jurisdiction of Polda Metro Jaya in around 2020 to 2023.

During the handling of the case, investigators have not detained Firli Bahuri until now.


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