Jakarta –
The KPK has arrested a fugitive in a suspected corruption case named Izil Azhar. The former GAM Commander was arrested in Aceh.
“Yes, he has been (arrested),” KPK deputy chairman Johanis Tanak told detikcomTuesday (24/1/2023).
Head of KPK Reporting Unit Ali Fikri said the KPK had been monitoring Izil Azhar’s whereabouts since the end of 2022. Izil was then arrested on January 24 2023 in cooperation with the KPK and the Aceh Regional Police.
“That’s right, Tuesday, January 24, 2023, with the help of a team from the Aceh Police, the team succeeded in finding the KPK DPO on behalf of Izil Azhar. The DPO since November 30 2018 was found and secured around Banda Aceh,” said Ali.
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Izil Azhar (doc. KPK)
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“Previously, coordination between the KPK team and the Aceh Regional Police had been carried out since December 2022,” he added.
Ali has not yet explained the details of the chronology of Izil Azhar’s arrest. He said that Izil Azhar was immediately flown to Jakarta to undergo legal proceedings.
Izil Azhar is one of the suspects in the alleged gratification case of the Sabang pier project which also involved former Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf. Izil was announced by the KPK to be on the wanted list since 2018.
He was named by the KPK as a suspect along with Irwandi for allegedly receiving gratuities totaling IDR 32.45 billion. Izil has been summoned by investigators twice but has been absent.
Once in court on Monday, February 25 2019, Irwandi asked the panel of judges to present Izil Azhar, who was referred to as the former GAM Commander in the Sabang area. It is said that Izil will surrender if he receives orders from the Deputy Governor of Aceh for the 2012-2017 period, Muzakir Manaf.
“Izil Azhar is the crown witness, so that I am not slandered, please present me. I have given the method and got information from a GAM friend, Izil Azhar wants to surrender if ordered by his superior named Muzakir Manaf, former Deputy Governor of Aceh,” said Irwandikala.
See also the video ‘Former GAM Commander Muzakir Manaf Clarifies the Aceh Referendum’:
(haf/dn)
