TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The senior investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan claimed the police did not thoroughly investigate the attack against him. After undergoing eye treatment in Singapore, Novel Baswedan still received threats from an alleged perpetrator.
“After departing from Singapore, I was still threatened,” said Novel in front of his residence in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, on Sunday, June 17.
Novel was attacked by two unidentified men on April 11, 2017. One of the men splashed acid water to Novel after he took dawn prayers at a mosque near his house. He was flown to Singapore for the treatment of his eyes that were severely injured.
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The left eye was 95 damaged and totally implanted, while his right eye needed to use a hard lens to help the vision.
Novel Baswedan returned to Indonesia on February 22, 2018. On that day, he saw the attacker standing across his house.
“I came home first on February 22. The perpetrator was there,” said Novel while appointing the street across his house. “If [the police] really conduct the disclosure, [the attacker] wouldn’t dare [coming to my house].”
On February, it had been 10 months since the incident. However, the Jakarta Police has yet revealed the perpetrator who attacked KPK senior investigator Novel Baswedan.
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