Police Will Check Adjutant Until The Last Person Who Interacted With Deputy Regent Helmud Hontong

Deputy Regent of the Sangihe Islands Helmud Hontong. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjen Agus Andrianto, said that he would examine aides and people who interacted with the Deputy Regent (Wabup) Sangihe Helmud Hontong before he died. This examination is to determine the cause of Helmud Hontong's death.

"Examining the deceased's aide witness and communicating with anyone when he was in Bali until he was found dead," said Agus to reporters, Monday, June 14.

However, Agus emphasized that there was no suspicion that Helmud Hontong had been poisoned. His party is still continuing to examine, explore Helmud Hontong's organs to make sure.

"Autopsies have been carried out, laboratory examinations of people's organs need time to be examined," he said.

Meanwhile, from the results of the examination of Helmud Hontong's family, Agus continued, they stated that the Deputy Regent did have a long illness.

"Family information, the deceased has a history of heart disease, high blood pressure. Meanwhile, no signs of poisoning have been found," said Agus.

The Deputy Regent of the Sangihe Islands Helmud Hontong died in the plane he was traveling on from Denpasar-Makassar on Wednesday, June 9 at 16:10 WITA.

The death of the Deputy Regent of the Sangihe Islands became a public concern because there were suspected irregularities, considering that the deceased was known as a figure who firmly rejected gold mining in his area.

In addition, before his death, Helmud was known to have sent a letter of rejection of the mining business permit (IUP) of PT Tambang Mas Sangihe (TMS) to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).