"And what is our note is that the illness suffered by Soni's brother (Maaher) was known to his family," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono during a press conference at his office, South Jakarta, Wednesday (10/2).
Rusdi explained that the certainty of the family knowing the type of disease was a statement letter from the family regarding the medical history of the late Maaher.
"Namely, with a statement from the family that the family knew about Soni's illness, which was signed by the wife of the deceased," said Rusdi.
Therefore, Rusdi appealed to the public not to speculate about the death of Maaher at the Bareskrim Detention Center. The reason is, he was declared dead due to illness.
"That the illness suffered by the deceased was known to the family. And it can be explained here that the death of the deceased was purely caused by illness," said Rusdi.
Then, Rusdi said, in the process of being detained on January 20, 2021, Maaher became ill. Because of this, investigators took him to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta.
One week later or January 27, Maaher returned to detention because he had been declared healthy and had improved from his illness so far.
After that, on February 4, 2021, the prosecutor's office stated that Maaher's investigation file was complete or P21. On the same day, investigators also carried out the second phase of delegation or submitted evidence and suspects to the Prosecutor's Office.
That way, at the time of the second phase of delegation, Maaher had already become a detention at the Attorney General's Office. However, he was entrusted to the Salemba Detention Center for the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit.
"And in the detention process, of course, the health services for all these suspects have been fulfilled properly by the Police. Because in the detention of the Police Criminal Investigation Unit one doctor is assigned to check the health of all prisoners at the Police Criminal Investigation Prison," said Rusdi.
Then, on February 6, 2021, the doctor at the Police Criminal Investigation Detention Center suggested Maaher to undergo treatment again at the Police Hospital. At that time, Maaher refused the doctor's recommendation.
"But the person concerned always refused and wanted to remain in the Criminal Investigation Unit detention center and of course receive treatment from a police doctor," said Rusdi.
So that in the end, on February 8, Maaher was pronounced dead due to his illness. However, the type of Maaher's illness cannot be revealed to the public because it keeps the good name of the family.
"Of course, the most important thing for all of us is to pray that the deceased's spirit will be accepted by Allah SWT," said Rusdi.
