Almost A Year, The Sadistic Murder Of Semarang City Government ASN Iwan Budi Has Not Been Revealed Yet

Director of General Criminal Investigation at the Central Java Police, Kombes Pol.Johanson Simamora (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

SEMARANG - Police said the handling of the murder case of the Semarang City Government ASN, Central Java, Iwan Budi Paulus, was still ongoing. This case has not been revealed in almost a year. "The process is still ongoing, witness examination is still being carried out," said Director of General Criminal Investigation of the Central Java Police Kombes Johanson Simamora in Semarang, Antara, Wednesday, August 23. This murder case was handled by a joint team from the Central Java Police and the Semarang Polrestabes led by the Deputy Chief of the Central Java Police. There are still findings during this investigation process. Each finding will always be updated information and evaluated by a joint team led by the Deputy Chief of Police. Johanson asked for public support so that the murder case was immediately revealed. Previously, a body was found on fire with a motorbike in the Marina Beach area, Semarang City, Central Java, on September 8, 2022. Together with the body and motorbike which belonged to Iwan Budi's official vehicle, a sign of identity and cell phone allegedly belonged to Iwan Budi Paulus was found. Iwan Budi was reported missing a day before being examined as a witness at the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Central Java Police regarding the alleged corruption of asset certification. In investigating this case, Military Police Kodam IV/Diponegoro also examined two TNI personnel suspected of being linked to the murder incident.

However, Pomdam IV/Diponegoro does not yet have sufficient preliminary evidence regarding the involvement of the two TNI personnel in the alleged murder case of the Semarang City Government ASN Iwan Budi Paulus, whose body was found on fire in the Marina Beach area of Semarang.