Harun Masiku's Whereabouts Untraceable, Police: It Will Take A Long Time

Police Headquarters (VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that the search for fugitive Harun Masiku would take a long time. In fact, there is no bright spot even though the red notice has been issued.

"There are no signs yet. It's still running, it's still running. Usually the process is not fast, it takes a long time," said the Head of the International Relations Division (Hubinter) of the National Police Inspector General Johni Asadoma to reporters, Tuesday, September 28.

It is a long process to find fugitives, said Jhoni, because Interpol member countries have their own fugitives. Moreover, they also prioritized capturing each of the fugitives.

"We are not the only ones who issue red notices, almost all member countries, maybe almost all of those 194 countries have red notices," he said.

However, Jhoni stressed that he would continue to look for Harun Masiku's whereabouts. However, if there are people who know about it, they can convey it directly. So, the fugitive KPK can be arrested immediately.

"I think if the public knows that they provide information, that's good. If they see an action that violates the law, they can report it to the police, so it doesn't matter. But the police continue to work," said Jhoni.

Harun Masiku was named as a suspect in giving bribes to KPU Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan in January 2020. This bribery was carried out so that he could get an easy seat as a member of the DPR through interim shifts or PAW.

Harun's escape began when the KPK carried out an arrest operation regarding this case on January 8, 2020. In the silent operation, the KPK named four suspects, namely Harun Masiku, Wahyu Setiawan, former Bawaslu Member Agustiani Tio Fridelina, and Saeful Bahri.

However, Harun, who was not caught by OTT, is unknown. He reportedly fled to Singapore and is said to have returned to Indonesia.