KPK`s Novel Baswedan Falls Victim to Hydrochloric Acid Attack
11 April 2017 08:08 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigators has fallen victim to a hydrochloric acid (HCl) attack by unidentified people after he performed an early morning prayer at a mosque near his home in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. “[Novel] is currently at Mitra Keluarga Hospital, Kelapa Gading,” here wife Emil said on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
According to Emil, Novel left his cellphone at home. She was informed by her neighbors that Novel was attacked with hydrochloric acid and was admitted to the hospital. Novel is currently being treated at the Emergency Unit of Mitra Keluarga Hospital.
Novel had previously been at the receiving end of terror attacks. Last year, he was hit by a car when he headed to his office in Kuningan, South Jakarta, by motorcycle. The investigators had also been reported to police for prisoner’s death, during his service at Bengkulu police back in 2004.
The intimidations came after Novel led investigations into large cases, such as the driver’s license simulator graft case at the National Police. He is currently investigating into the electronic identity card or e-KTP graft case.
BUDI SETYARSO