Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A lawyer for suspended Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto said on Thursday she had received numerous anonymous death threats from different numbers via SMS.
"Just step down as B.W.'s attorney. You don't need to defend him. If you don't step down, we will pray for you at your funeral," read one message sent to Nursyahbani, Bambang's lawyer.
Nursyahbani said she had previously received threats when she worked for the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), but she had not received death threats before.
"Since I have been defending Bambang Widjojanto, I've been receiving more than 10 threats from different numbers. The text messages also threatened my family. I have to be careful," Nursyahbani said on Thursday.
With the escalation of the threats, Nurshaybani reported it to the National Police's Crime Investigation Unit (Bareskrim), and also to the National Police deputy chief, Comr. Gen. Badrodin Haiti, who said that the Bareskrim would immediately conduct an investigation.
"The criminalization of the KPK will continue. Not only the KPK, it will also happen to the investigators," Nursyahbani said.