Samin Tan Arrested, KPK Asks Other Fugitives To Surrender

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Karyoto (DOK PR KPK)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) asked the fugitives who entered the search for people (DPO) to surrender. Moreover, currently the KPK is aggressively searching for this fugitive.

"I appeal to the other DPOs who are still not caught, I beg to be able to surrender themselves," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Karyoto in a press conference broadcast on the KPK RI YouTube account, Tuesday, April 6.

He emphasized that the KPK has never played games in its search for fugitives. His party, even made a special team that focused on this in order to prove their seriousness in catching the fugitives.

"(The fugitive search team, red) we will leave their daily duties," he said.

Karyoto said the team was aware of the whereabouts of the fugitives. However, Karyoto did not want to give details in order to keep the search process smooth.

"I will not tell you about the existence of other DPOs (wanted list) but hopefully this is part of the team's work," he said.

He made sure the capture of other fugitives was a matter of time. The KPK guarantees that all fugitives will be arrested and held to account for their actions.

"When we arrive, we will arrest someone (the person, red)," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK arrested one of the fugitives, namely the owner of PT Borneo Lumbung Energi and Metal (PT BORN), Samin Tan. These arrests were made based on reports from the public.

He was arrested at a cafe in the Jalan MH Thamrin area, Central Jakarta on Monday, April 5 yesterday after joining the DPO since April 2020.

Samin will currently be detained at the KPK Detention Center at the Red and White House for the next 20 days. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he will first undergo independent isolation for 14 days in the Rutan KPK, Kavling C1 Branch.