Novel Baswedan
Novel Baswedan | |
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Baswedan in 2018, after the acid attack | |
| Born | 22 June 1977 |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Organization(s) | Corruption Eradication Commission (2007–2021) Indonesian Police (1998–2014) |
| Family | Abdurrahman Baswedan (grandfather) Anies Baswedan (cousin) |
| Police career | |
| Department | Indonesian National Police |
| Service years | 1998–2014 |
| 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.