Survey: Majority of Public Believes the Disclosure of Brigadier J's Death Case Lacks Transparency

The murder case of Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, alias Brigadier J, has captivated public attention at every stage of its investigation. The case is rife with speculation from various parties, fueling continuous public interest.

The public hopes the Indonesian National Police (Polri) will conduct a completely transparent investigation. From the outset, the investigation has appeared slow, with changing statements from Polri elites raising many questions in the public's mind.

According to a Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey, a majority (44.9%) of respondents believe the Polri has not been transparent in investigating Brigadier J's murder. Furthermore, 4.6% of respondents considered the police's handling of the case to be very untransparent.

Another 9.7% of respondents said they did not know about the Polri's transparency in the Brigadier J murder case.

Meanwhile, 33.5% of respondents stated that the Polri had been transparent, and 7.3% said it had been very transparent.

It should be noted that, for a month after the case was first revealed, the investigation only resulted in one suspect: a police officer with the rank of Bharada, Richard Eliezer. Since then, many have accused the Polri of lacking the courage to uncover the mastermind behind the murder.

According to Litbang Kompas, uncovering a murder case involving internal members of the institution presents a significant challenge and requires adherence to established procedures.

“However, this is the biggest test for the Polri's independence, to remain free from various interests in handling Nofriansyah's death,” said Litbang Kompas researcher Eren Marsyukrilla, as quoted by *Kompas.id* on Monday (5/9/2022).

This survey was conducted through telephone interviews with 502 respondents from 34 provinces between August 23-26, 2022. The sample was randomly selected from Litbang Kompas's respondent panel, proportionate to the population of each province.

Using this method, at a 95% confidence level, the margin of error is approximately 4.37% under simple random sampling conditions.