Not Fulfilling Further Inspection, Police Asked To Prevent Firli From Going Abroad

JAKARTA - Former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Yudi Purnomo asked Polda Metro Jaya to apply for prevention abroad against KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri. This effort is necessary after he did not fulfill the summons related to the alleged extortion by the KPK leadership against former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo today. If he does not get news from Firli when he will be examined, he must conduct an anti-discrimination abroad as an anticipation that the person concerned has reasoned abroad if summoned again, Yudi said in a written statement received by VOI, Tuesday, November 7. Yudi said Firli's attitude made the investigation of this extortion case slow. Not only that, he could be considered uncooperative. In fact, Firli should have realized that his behavior had a negative impact on public perception of the KPK and also the KPK's mural as a law enforcement agency that also summoned people as witnesses in the corruption case,''' he said. Previously reported, the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri said Firli would not fulfill the summons of investigators from Polda Metro Jaya on Tuesday, November 7. The reason is that he was in Aceh in the context of the Anti-Corruption Bus Roadshow of the KPK and the series of World Anti-Corruption Days (Hakordia). Ali ensured that the letter had already been sent by the anti-corruption commission to the Metro Jaya Police. This is because Firli was unlikely to be present considering that he was out of town. "It has sent a letter to confirm that's absence. So it can be distinguished, friends between the mangkir with confirmation," Ali told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, November 6.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak confirmed Firli's assignment to Aceh was not far-fetched. The agenda was not because he avoided the examination at the Polda Metro Jaya. "So it's not making it up, it's not, but because the conditions are like that so there needs to be a reschedule at the request of the Polda Metro Jaya," Johanis told reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday night.