KPK Deputy Chief Bambang Widjojanto
Tension between the police and the Corruption Eradication Comission (KPK) have reached alarming levels recently. Following the supposed arrest of KPK Deputy Chief Bambang Widjojanto by the National Police Crime Investigations Unit (Bareskrim) this morning, netizens quickly sided with the KPK and condemned the police and the government for their alleged actions.
The hashtag #SaveKPK became the top trending topic in Jakarta and other parts of Indonesia. And you know something terrible has happened when #SaveKPK becomes a trending topic.
But did the police actually arrest Bambang Widjojanto? Recent developments suggest that might not be the case, and that there may be foul play involved in the disappearance of the KPK deputy chief.
“Pak Bambang’s aide told us that Pak Bambang was picked up by people who claimed to be from the Bareskrim unit after he dropped off his children at school,” said KPK Deputy Head of Prevention Johan Budi as he gave an update on the situation, as quoted by Detik.
“The KPK also contacted acting National Police Chief Badrodin Haiti, who said it wasn’t true that the Bareskrim arrested [Bambang Widjojanto].”
If Bambang Widjojanto wasn’t arrested by police officers, then where is he now?
