Mantan Pj Gubernur Sulsel Bahtiar Baharuddin Jalani Lebaran di Lapas Maros

#tribuntimur #tribunviral #bahtiarbaharuddin #prisoner #drugs #corruptor #corruption #MarosLapas Download the TribunX news app on the Play Store or App Store for a new experience. TRIBUNMAROS.COM, MAROS – The former Acting Governor of South Sulawesi, Bahtiar Baharuddin (53), will definitely spend Eid al-Fitr at the Maros Class IIB Penitentiary. Bahtiar was officially detained at the Maros Class IIB Penitentiary on Tuesday evening (March 9, 2026). He arrived at the prison around 10:00 PM WITA (Central Indonesian Time) escorted by four officers from the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office. Upon arrival, Bahtiar was immediately taken to his cell to undergo the detention process. The day after his detention, the situation at the Maros Class IIB Penitentiary appeared to be normal. No one has yet visited the former Acting Governor of South Sulawesi. Bahtiar has also remained in the detention block since being transferred to the prison. The Head of Maros Class IIB Prison, Ali Imran, stated that Bahtiar is currently being held in the Mapenaling block, where he is undergoing an introduction to the environment. "He is still in the Mapenaling detention block for an introduction to the environment and an adaptation period," he said. Imran explained that all new prisoners are required to be placed in this block before being transferred to another block. "All new prisoners are required to enter there for an introduction to the environment," he explained. In the block, Bahtiar shares a room with five other new prisoners. "There are five people in one room, depending on the room capacity. His roommates are convicted of theft and drug offenses," he explained. He said Bahtiar will also participate in correctional activities within the prison, including congregational prayers at the mosque and other religious activities. He added that Bahtiar's current detention period lasts for the next 20 days. "Currently, his detention period is 20 days. We don't know yet whether he will be extended; that's at the investigator's discretion," he concluded. It is known that The former Acting Governor of South Sulawesi, identified as BB, also known as Bahtiar Baharuddin, was named a suspect in the alleged corruption case involving the South Sulawesi Provincial Government's pineapple seed procurement for the 2024 Fiscal Year. The suspect designation was made after BB underwent questioning in the Special Crimes (Pidsus) room on the 5th floor of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office building, on Jl. Urip Sumoharjo, Panakkukang District, Makassar City, South Sulawesi, on Monday evening (March 9, 2026). After being named a suspect, BB was immediately given a pink vest bearing the words "Corruption Detainee of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office." BB, wearing a black hat and mask, was handcuffed and escorted from the 5th floor to the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office detention car. The former acting governor of South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi Governor did not comment when asked by several media crews. He simply lowered his head as he walked toward the waiting prison van in the lobby of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office. "The five suspects detained are: first, with the initials BB (54), the former Acting Governor of South Sulawesi," said South Sulawesi High Prosecutor Didik Farkhan Alisyahdi. The second suspect is RM (55), the Director of PT AAM; third, RE, the Director of PT JAP (the activity implementer); fourth, HS, a member of the South Sulawesi Acting Governor's advisory team for the 2023-2024 term; and fifth, RRS, an employee of the Takalar Regency Government. In addition to the five people already detained, Didik said, another person, with the initials UN, is the KPA PPK (Regional Elections Commission). "However, (UN) did not attend our invitation today due to illness," he said. The South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Sulsel) will announce the suspect determination tonight, Monday (March 9, 2026). According to Tribun's observations at 8:26 PM WITA, at the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office, four individuals were seen wearing pink vests bearing the words "Corruption Detainees of the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office" before being escorted into a detention van. They were escorted from the fifth-floor special crime room to the lobby and then directed into the detention van. The South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office detention van resembled a military tactical vehicle with its green livery. The escorting of the suspects took place in two stages. In the first stage, three men were escorted in handcuffs. The three suspects exited the elevator on the fifth floor, accompanied by Rachmat Supriady, Assistant for Special Crimes at the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office. In the second stage, a woman wearing a black headscarf and glasses was escorted in a pink vest. Prior to the suspect naming, the South Sulawesi High Prosecutor's Office was known to ha...