"Prisoners in the Mobil Brigade Headquarters are not under pressure because we protect their human rights," National Police Headquarters` Spokesman Inspector General Anton Bachrul Alam said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Muhammad Nazaruddin is not under any pressure while being detained at the Police`s Mobile Brigade jail at Kelapa Dua, Depok, West Java, a police spokesman said.

"Prisoners in the Mobil Brigade Headquarters are not under pressure because we protect their human rights," National Police Headquarters` Spokesman Inspector General Anton Bachrul Alam said here on Friday.

He also denied news reports saying that Nazaruddin did not eat for two days in the detention because the former treasurer of Democrat Party was afraid of being poisoned.

" Oh no, everything is smooth, every meal is checked by doctors," Anton said.

Earlier, Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar also assured the public that graft suspect Nazaruddin was not under any kind of pressure because if he was, he would no doubt have spoken out about it.

"So it (pressure) is impossible," the minister said replying to a press question before attending a function to commemorate Constitution Day here on Thursday (Aug 18).

He said he did not believe any quarter would try to influence Nazaruddin because the risk of Nazaruddin speaking up about it to the public was too big.

"Who would do it right now. Certainly Nazaruddin would later speak up about it," he said.

Nazaruddin, a legislator, had accused party elite members of being involved in his case while in hiding abroad creating controversies at home.

The graft suspect was caught in Cartagena, Colombia, recently after on the run since May 23 this year and being named suspect in the bribery case linked to the SEA Games athlete village project in Palembang, Sumatra.

Nazaruddin`s lawyer OC Kaligis, after accompanying Nazar in the questioning by KPK here on Thursday, said during the interrogation he and his client had made several requests, including that Nazaruddin no longer be handcuffed.

He said his client had also asked to be moved from the Mobile Briagde (Brimob) detention center in Depok, West Java, to the Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta.

Kaligis said his client had sent a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stating he was ready to receive the harshest possible sentence as long as his wife and children were left alone.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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