The National Police stated that there had been no arrest of a former member of the Samarinda Police, East Kalimantan, Ismail Bolong.
Meanwhile, information circulated that Ismail Bolong had been arrested regarding illegal mining deposits that dragged a number of high-ranking police officers, one of which was Kabareskrim, Komjen Agus Andrianto.
"Until today, Mr. Karo has asked, I have also asked, there is no information (Ismail Bolong's arrest, ed)," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo when contacted, Friday, November 25.
On the other hand, Dedi actually questioned the source of information that stated the arrest of Ismail Bolong. The reason is, from the results of communication with several high-ranking police officers, there has been no such arrest.
"No, where does that come from?" said Dedi.
Ismail Bolong was viral on social media. He admitted that he deposited billions of rupiah from illegal coal mining to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.
In addition, Ismail Bolong also admitted that he worked as an illegal coal collector in the East Kalimantan (Kaltim) area on his own initiative.
He claims to profit billions of rupiah every month and "coordinate" with Komjen Agus Andrianto in running the illegal mining business.
"The profit I get from collecting and selling coal is around IDR 5-10 billion every month. Regarding the activities I carry out, I have coordinated with Kabareskrim, namely to Mr. Komjen Agus Andrianto by giving money three times," said Ismail Bolong from his video caption.
Shortly thereafter, another confession video emerged from Ismail Bolong. It turns out that he is a member of the police who has retired since July 2022. In the video, Ismail appears to apologize to Agus Andrianto for the statement about the illegal mining deposit.
Ismail admitted that he had never communicated and did not know Kabareskrim. This man did not expect that the video would go viral.
In the video, Ismail mentions the first video was made because he was under pressure from Hendra Kurniawan, who at that time was a Karopaminal Divpropam Polri and a one-star general.
"I need to explain that in February, a member of the National Police Headquarters from the Paminal Police Headquarters came to examine me. To make a testimonial to Kabareskrim, with full pressure, pressure from Mr. Hendra, Brigadier General Hendra," he said.
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