1. Novel Baswedan is an Indonesian investigator previously working for the Corruption Eradication Commission and a former officer of the Indonesian Police.
16 Facts About Novel Baswedan
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Novel Baswedan was involved in several high-profile cases and was arrested by the Indonesian Police for some time.
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Novel Baswedan was assaulted in 2017 through acid throwing, in a case that drew major national attention.
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Novel Baswedan was born in Semarang, Central Java, on 22 June 1977.
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Novel Baswedan graduated from the academy, and joined the police force, in 1998.
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Four days after his promotion, an incident occurred where police officers under his command abused suspects in a theft case - Novel Baswedan was investigated for ethical violations and later received a reprimand, though he remained in his office until October 2005.
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Novel Baswedan was then reassigned to the criminal investigation agency for the central police headquarters.
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At KPK, Novel Baswedan handled several high-profile cases, including the arrest of Muhammad Nazaruddin for graft related to the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, a bribery case during the election of a deputy governor for Bank Indonesia, bribery of Constitutional Court chief justice Akil Mochtar, and others.
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On 5 October 2012, police officers went to the KPK building in order to arrest Novel Baswedan, accusing him of having conducted violence during interrogation procedures in the 2004 theft case.
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Novel Baswedan eventually submitted an early retirement from the police force in 2014.
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On 11 April 2017, Novel Baswedan was walking home from morning prayers at his local mosque in North Jakarta when two men threw acid at his face.
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Novel Baswedan returned from medical treatment in February 2018, and by July 2018 he had returned to his job as head of the investigation task force.
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Novel Baswedan later said police were "not really serious in handling [his] case".
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Novel Baswedan said the two officers were scapegoats acting under orders from their superiors.
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On 30 September 2021, Novel Baswedan was officially dismissed from KPK.
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Novel Baswedan is married to Rina Emilda, and the couple has five children.