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The credibility of the government of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is being tested by its changing claims about the whereabouts of Harun Masiku, who is wanted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

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An activist from the Coalition of Anticorruption Civil Society shows a document after reporting Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for allegedly obstructing an investigation into a bribery case that has implicated Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Harun Masiku at the KPK building in Jakarta on Thursday (23/1/2020). Yasonna allegedly gave false information by saying Harun was overseas. His statement contradicted information from the immigration office that Harun has been in the country since Jan. 7.

The KPK has been on the hunt for the PDI-P legislative candidate in connection with the bribery allegations against KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan, who was arrested by the KPK along with three other individuals on Wednesday, 8 Jan. 2020. The immigration office stated that Harun had left Indonesia on 6 Jan. 2020 to Singapore, a statement that the KPK confirmed.

The immigration office, which falls under the Law and Human Rights Ministry, and the KPK insisted that Harun had still not returned to Indonesia by 22 Jan. 2020. Following a Tempo investigation and supporting evidence, including CCTV footage at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, proving that Harun had returned to Indonesia on Tuesday, 7 Jan. 2020, the immigration office corrected its statement. On 22 Jan. 2020, the immigration office admitted that Harun had returned to Indonesia on 7 Jan. 2020. The information on Harun’s return had not been updated because of a time delay in the immigration reporting system.

Editor:
Syahnan Rangkuti
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