Komnas HAM demands police inquiry into Ustadz Maaher s death 18th February 2021
Komnas HAM has said the accounts of police officers and medical practitioners indicate that popular Muslim preacher Ustadz Maaher died in his prison cell due to illness. (ANTARA/Dokumentasi Komnas HAM) Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia s National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has sought an inquiry by National Police into the death of Soni Eranata alias Ustadz Maaher At-Thuwailibi, a popular and outspoken Muslim preacher. We have begun exploring information and accounts from the police regarding Ustadz Maaher s death during his legal process, Komnas HAM commissioner Choirul Anam informed at an online press conference in Jakarta on Thursday.
President inaugurates Listyo Sigit Prabowo as new police chief 27th January 2021
Commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (center) about to undergo a fit and proper test for candidate of the National Police chief at the parliament building on Jan 20, 2021 ANTARA FOTO/Pool/Galih Pradipta/aww. Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo inaugurated Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the National Police chief at the State Palace, here on Wednesday, to replace General Idham Azis, due to retire in early February of 2021.
The head of state also promoted Prabowo to the rank of general from commissioner general based on Presidential Decree Number 7/Polri/2021 dated January 27, 2021.
Police ensures transparency in investigation into FPI member shooting 29th December 2020
Komnas HAM member Mohammad Choirul Anam demonstrates bullet projectiles and bullet casings during a press conference on developments in its investigation into the shooting of six FPI members ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar/foc.
Bareskrim investigators remain professional, objective, and open to all inputs. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Police s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will press on with conducting a transparent, open, and objective probe into the fatal shooting of six members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI). Bareskrim investigators remain professional, objective, and open to all inputs, Bareskrim Director of General Crimes Brigadier General Andi Rian Djajadi asserted here on Monday in response to the findings of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
Prosecutors have demanded that the Jakarta Corruption Court sentence businessman Tommy Sumardi to one year and six months in prison for assisting Djoko Tjandra with his Interpol red notice removal.
“[We demand that] defendant Tommy Sumardi be sentenced under Article 5 or Article 13 of the law on corruption eradication,” the prosecutors said on Tuesday, as quoted by
tempo.co.
Prosecutors also demanded that Tommy pay a fine of Rp 100 million (US$7,045).
Tommy allegedly acted as a middleman between Djoko and two former police generals to arrange for Djoko’s return to Indonesia when he was a fugitive implicated in the Bank Bali corruption case. Djoko previously admitted to paying Rp 10 billion to Tommy for the task.
Nearly a week after the fatal incident that killed six of his supporters, Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab voluntarily went to the Jakarta Police headquarters on Saturday to fulfill a police summons for questioning in a case in which he has been named a suspect for allegedly violating COVID-19 health protocols.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Cmr. Yusri Yunus said Rizieq had handed himself over to the police as they had not sent a summons to him on Saturday.
“He was afraid he would be arrested, so he came here. We did not summons him [today]. We warned that we would arrest him,” Yusri said as reported by