DPR Leader Asks For Exhumation Of Afif Maulana's Body By Doctor From Outside, Dasco: We Will Guard The Process Until It's Complete

Photo of the late Afif Maulana (Ist)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, ordered an exhumation on the body of Afif Maulana, a 13-year-old boy who died at the Kuranji Bridge, Padang City, West Sumatra. Dasco also asked for an exhumation by doctors from outside the party and the process would be escorted by the DPR. Dasco said the decision was after receiving the family of the late Afif during an audience with Commission III of the DPR. "So the main point is the request for an exhumation. Since yesterday we communicated, I have asked the West Sumatra Police Chief to ask the Padang City Police Chief to issue an exhumation letter," said Dasco at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, August 5. "This is also the goal so that there are no negative estimates to the police," he continued. Dasco explained that a copy of the exhumation letter had been sent via whatsapp to him. However, the leadership of the DPR in the field of Corrections wants all members of Commission III of the DPR and also their families to get a copy of the letter as well. "So this is only a matter of exhumation requests and others. So I ask doctors from outside who can do an autopsy to provide a brief statement. We don't want to argue but the goal is that the exhumation is running," he explained.

Dasco ensured that the DPR RI would oversee the exhumation process and investigation of Afif's death case to completion. "Yes, we will definitely after the exumation, we will oversee the process until it is finished," he said.