Still Looking For Harun Masiku, KPK Asks Interpol To Issue Red Notice

KPK building/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked Interpol Indonesia's National Central Bureau (NCB) to issue a red notice against one of the fugitives Harun Masiku.

Harun Masiku is a suspect in giving bribes to the Commissioner of the General Elections Commission (KPU) Wahyu Setiawan.

This is done as a real effort by the KPK to find and find Harun, who has been on the run for more than a year. This letter was sent on Monday, 31 May.

"KPK has sent a letter to Interpol Indonesia's National Central Bureau (NCB) so that a red notice can be issued," Acting KPK Spokesperson for Enforcement Affairs Ali Fikri told reporters, Wednesday, June 2.

With the issuance of this red notice, the KPK hopes that Harun, who is a former PDI-P candidate, can be found soon. "So that the process of investigating the case with the suspect HM can be completed immediately," he said.

Harun Masiku was added to the wanted list by the KPK on January 17, 2020. However, until now the KPK and other law enforcement officers have not been able to find his whereabouts.

Harun is a suspect in the part-time bribery (PAW) case for members of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the 2019-2024 period. He carries this status along with three other suspects, namely former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan, former Bawaslu member Agustiani Tio Fridelia and the private sector Saeful.

Previously, KPK investigator Harun Al Rasyid said Harun Masiku was still in Indonesia. In fact, the anti-corruption commission investigators know the number plate and the type of car used by the alleged briber, former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan.

"There is (detected in Indonesia, ed). We know the number plate person, who uses the car. How can you (you, ed) not believe that Harun is still alive," Harun told reporters, Sunday, May 30.

However, he did not specify the whereabouts of Harun Masiku. However, this investigator confirmed that the fugitive was still in Indonesia until Friday, May 28.

Harun also doesn't want to talk much about the technicalities of searching for the KPK fugitive because this cannot be shared with the public. "But the point is, Harun Masiku is there. That's all. Based on the results of our work, he is in Indonesia," he said.

However, he admits that he can't do anything. The reason is that many investigators in the search team have been asked to hand over their duties to their superiors.

The investigator who joined the pursuit of Harun Masiku was senior investigator Ambarita Damanik. This handover was carried out after the leadership's decision letter related to the results of the national insight test (TWK).

He was not so sure Harun Masiku could be chased after the deactivation of dozens of KPK employees who did not pass the test. "There is Pak Damanik too, yes, there are several other colleagues. I just think it will be difficult (the pursuit, ed)," he said.