Antasari Says Yudhoyono Framed Him in Murder Case
Jakarta. Former chairman of the national antigraft agency Antasari Azhar said on Tuesday (14/02) that former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the main actor behind his imprisonment in 2009.
Antasari was convicted of murder of Rajawali Putra Banjaran director Nasrudin Zulkarnaen. Despite the verdict, he maintains his innocence. He was granted clemency by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
Following his release from prison, Antasari called on Yudhoyono to reveal the truth behind the murder.
"I want the authorities to be serious in handling my case. I have been taught honesty since my childhood. He [Yudhoyono] knows my case. Whom had he ordered to criminalize me?" Antasari said.
He also revealed another name related to the case.
"The initiator of having me entangled in the case was SBY [Yudhoyono]. Someone came to see me, Hari Tanoe, who was sent from Cikeas [Yudhoyono's residence]. He asked me not to arrest Aulia Pohan," Antasari said.
Hary Tanoe requested him not to arrest corruption suspect Aulia Pohan, father of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono's wife Anissa Pohan.
When asked about his personal safety, Antasari said he is ready to face all risks.
"If I die tomorrow, I am prepared," he said.
"This is what is happening. I have opened the issue I've been keeping for years."
The former KPK chairman has also filed a report to the National Police's criminal investigation unit, claiming that officials [of Yudhoyono's administration] had intentionally eliminated evidence related to the case.
Twitter Rant
Meanwhile, the former president wrote on his official Twitter account @SBYudhoyono: "What I have foreseen is happening. It seems that the clemency for Antasari has political motives and aims to discredit me."
He also expressed his suspicions that the case is an attempt to prevent his son Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono from winning Wednesday's gubernatorial election in Jakarta: "By destroying SBY's name by Antasari and all actors behind him, [they want to] make Agus-Sylvi lose in tomorrow's election."Yg saya perkirakan terjadi. Nampaknya grasi kpd Antasari punya motif politik & ada misi utk serang & diskreditkan saya (SBY) *SBY*
— S. B. Yudhoyono (@SBYudhoyono) February 14, 2017
Tags: Keywords:Tujuan penghancuran nama SBY oleh Antasari & para aktor di belakangnya ~ agar Agus-Sylvi kalah dlm pilkada besok, 15 Feb 2017. *SBY*
— S. B. Yudhoyono (@SBYudhoyono) February 14, 2017