Jakarta – A police investigative team is interested in speaking with Liberty Sitinjak, the former head of Batu prison on Nusakambangan Island in Cilacap, Central Java, in connection with a testimony made by Freddy Budiman, a drugs convict, before his execution
"On Aug. 29, the team will go to East Nusa Tenggara to question Pak Sitinjak. I have sent a letter and Pak Sitinjak had agreed," said team head Corm. Gen. Dwi Priyatno in Jakarta on Friday as reported by tribunnews.com. Batu prison is one of the seven prisons on the island.
The investigation is related to Freddy's testimony that he had used billions of rupiah to bribe officials in law enforcement institutions to allow him to distribute drugs.
The results of the investigation would be crosschecked with John Kei, a murder convict, who was now being imprisoned on the island, said Dwi.
He added that Sitinjak would be questioned on a meeting between coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Haris Azhar with Freddy that took place in 2014 at the prison.
Haris previously revealed Freddy's testimony claimed the involvement of the National Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in his illegal businesses. According to the statement, Freddy said he managed to operate an international drug network with the help of top officials, but did not reveal any names.
The three institutions previously filed a report against Haris with the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim), but later, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ordered law enforcers to investigate Freddy's testimony. (bbn)