BPK Member Haerul Saleh Died Due to Fire, Not Other Causes

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Police state that the cause of death of Haerul Saleh, a member of the Fourth Chamber of the Financial Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia (BPK), was a fire and not any other reason. “It is true that the cause of the victim’s death was the fire and not any other reason,” said the Head of Public Relations Section of the South Jakarta Metro Police Resort, AKP Joko Adi, in his statement in Jakarta on Monday. He explained that a crime scene investigation had been conducted in collaboration with INAFIS and the Central Police Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor). During the investigation, items suspected of triggering the fire were found. “Currently, the found items have been taken to Puslabfor for examination, and we are of course awaiting the results of the Puslabfor examination,” said Joko. When asked to confirm what items were being examined by Puslabfor, Joko only mentioned that they were in the form of a liquid but did not elaborate on what kind of liquid it was. Joko also refused to state that the main cause of Haerul Saleh’s death was shortness of breath. He asked the public to wait for the results of the doctor’s examination. Police stated that they would investigate the house fire in the Jagakarsa area that caused the victim to die while he was in the work room on the fourth floor of his house. “A house fire occurred, resulting in one fatality. From this incident, there is one victim, with the initials Mr HS,” said the Head of Public Relations Section of the South Jakarta Metro Police Resort, AKP Joko Adi, to reporters in Jakarta on Friday. Joko said that at the time, the victim was carrying out activities in the work room, specifically on the fourth floor of the building. Until now, the police are still preparing to process the crime scene (TKP) and awaiting the identification team and the forensic team from National Police Headquarters. “Later we will conduct an investigation, and currently we are awaiting the identification team and the forensic team from the National Police Headquarters,” he said.