Brigadier General Prasetyo Sick After Being Removed, The Examination Of The Djoko Tjandra Road Letter Case Is Delayed

Karo Penmas, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Awi Setiyono (Photo: humas.polri.go.id)

JAKARTA - Brigadier General Prasetyo Utomo is reportedly ill and is undergoing treatment at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta. He is a police officer who helped issue travel documents and COVID-19 free letters that were used in the fugitive escape of the Bank Bali cessie case, Djoko Tjandra.

Karo Penmas, Public Relations Division of the National Police, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, said that investigators would still carry out preliminary investigations aimed at investigating the criminal act of issuing travel documents and the alleged gratification of this case.

"That does not hinder, so we will continue to do maintenance, if you are healthy, of course you will be checked again," said Awi.

Awi added that in the examination rules, anyone must be given their rights, including when they are sick and must undergo treatment.

Awi said, Prasetyo had been sick for some time. In fact, Prasetyo also did not attend the dismissal ceremony which took place at the National Police Headquarters on Thursday, July 16.

"It is all regulated in the management of investigations. So if his name is checked we will continue to hold it then it will hurt, we will deliver it," said Awi.

"If you are healthy, of course you will be checked again," said Awi.

Brigjen Prasetyo Utomo was officially removed from his position as Head of the Coordination and Supervision Bureau of the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency. The removal was a result of the issuance of the road documents used by Djoko Tjandra.

The letter issued by Prasetyo is registered as Number: SJ / 82 / VI / 2020 / Rokorwas, dated June 18, 2020, and is said to be an initiative of the high-ranking officer. On the travel letter, it was written that Djoko Tjandra left for Pontianak, West Kalimantan from Jakarta on June 19 and returned on June 22, 2020.