About Fires at the AGO, Mahfud MD: It is impossible for the government to cover it up

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD stated, the government could not lie and cover up something inside Fire Attorney General’s Office building in Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta, Saturday (22/8/2020).

“It is impossible for the government to lie, hide something in a situation like this. Because now people have their own tools to find out and uncover,” Mahfud said in a virtual press conference on Sunday (23/8/2020).

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It also ensures that the entire file is safe.

He also confirmed the files of large cases such as the Bank Bali collection rights case involving Djoko Tjandra and Attorney Pinangki as well as the Jiwasraya corruption.

“Therefore, the government has never had any intention of hiding cases, hiding people, etc. That is what I (can) tell you now,” said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

Attorney General’s Office ( AGO) caught fire on Saturday (22/8/2020) night. The fire started at around 19.10 WIB.

Fire this happened at the Attorney General’s Office Building, which is located at Jalan Sultan Hasanudin Dalam, RT 011 / RW 007, Kramat Pela Village, Kebayoran Baru District, South Jakarta.

The fire was known to have originated from the sixth floor, which was part of the staffing division, and spread until the fire engulfed the entire building.

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Firefighters who were deployed to extinguish the fire, finally managed to tame the rooster on Sunday (23/8/2020) in the morning.

At around 06.00 WIB, firefighters had started a cooling process in anticipation of the small fire that was still inside the building growing again.

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