Corruption Eradication Commission senior investigator Novel Baswedan (left) is seen during the trial for the electronic ID case at the district court in Jakarta on March 27, 2017. (Antara Foto/Reuters photo)JAKARTA - A senior investigator of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission was attacked early Tuesday in North Jakarta by unidentified men with a chemical substance, the commission's spokesman said. Investigator Novel Baswedan is under intensive treatment at a hospital after two unidentified men poured a chemical substance on his face as he was returning home from a mosque following dawn prayer, Febri Diansyah told reporters. Baswedan, who is well-known for being a tough, outspoken investigator, is probing a high-profile corruption case on the procurement project of electronic identification cards for Indonesian citizens. The project was initiated in 2011 by then president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, the ruling party at the time, and pro-government Golkar Party.

Source: Bangkok Post April 11, 2017 03:30 UTC