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Samad photos show risk of uncovering huge cases
Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman and murder convict Antasari Azhar says he isnât surprised that photographs of current KPK chairman Abraham Samad kissing a woman are currently circulating in social media
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ormer Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman and murder convict Antasari Azhar says he isn't surprised that photographs of current KPK chairman Abraham Samad kissing a woman are currently circulating in social media.
He commented that what Abraham is being subjected to is similar to what happened to him after he uncovered a certain case, saying that it is one of the risks of challenging a huge case and that nobody should pay much attention to it.
'This is a similar situation to what I am facing now,' Antasari said on Wednesday as quoted by Antara news agency.
The former KPK chairman refused to comment on the declaration the KPK made on Tuesday naming National Police chief hopeful Comr. Gen. Budi Gunawan as a graft suspect, as he is still preparing to finish his own legal case, which he has been battling for seven years.
Antasari is currently behind bars after having been convicted of being the mastermind behind the murder of businessman Nasruddin Zulkarnaen in 2009, a crime in which he has denied involvement to this day.
During his trial in 2009, a senior witness from the police testified that Antasari was framed in a conspiracy orchestrated by high-ranking police officials in the murder case. The testimony was dismissed and Antasari was sentenced to 18 years in prison. (dyl/nfo)(+++)
