The police say they are facing difficulties looking into a 2011 report filed by former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar against high-ranking police officers involving an alleged fake text message.

National Police spokesperson Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said that besides the fact that the text message was sent years ago, detectives were having difficulty finding out whether network providers kept records of text messages sent years ago.

"Unearthing records of text messages can serve as a handicap, especially considering that the incident occurred years ago. Some content is automatically deleted after a certain period," Boy told reporters on Tuesday.

(Read also: Antasari did not plead guilty to earn clemency: lawyer)

Despite the difficulties, Boy asserted that detectives had begun to investigate the report, including trying to find the telephone number from where the text message was sent to Nasruddin Zulkarnaen, the murdered director of state-owned pharmaceutical company Rajawali Putra Banjaran.

Antasari was granted clemency by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo last week, following his release on parole from Tangerang prison in Banten, West Java. National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian earlier said the police would reopen the investigation into the report filed by Antasari.

The court sentenced Antasari to 18 years in prison in 2010 for masterminding the drive-by shooting of Nasruddin. (dmr)

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