Novel Baswedan

Novel Baswedan
Baswedan in 2018, after the acid attack
Born (1977-06-22) 22 June 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIndonesian
Organization(s)Corruption Eradication Commission (2007–2021)[a]
Indonesian Police (1998–2014)
FamilyAbdurrahman Baswedan (grandfather)
Anies Baswedan (cousin)
Police career
Department Indonesian National Police
Service years1998–2014
Rank Police Commissioner

Novel Baswedan (Arabic: نوڤيل باسويدان, born 22 June 1977) is an Indonesian investigator previously working for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and a former officer of the Indonesian Police (Polri).

Baswedan underwent police education and joined the police force in 1998, where he served in Bengkulu. In 2005, he left the organization and later joined KPK as an investigator. Baswedan was involved in several high-profile cases and was arrested by the Indonesian Police for some time. He was assaulted in 2017 through acid throwing, in a case that drew major national attention.
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