Two journalists in Banda Aceh received unpleasant treatment from the bodyguard team of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Firli Bahuri.

The two journalists were intimidated while filming Firli Bahuri eating durian at Warkop Sekber Jurnalis, Banda Aceh, Thursday (9/11) night. The two journalists are Raja Umar from Kompas TV and Lala Nurmala from Puja TV.

Raja Umar said he initially wanted to interview Firli. But Firli refused because he was eating durian.

"At that time I wanted to interview the KPK chairman regarding the agenda of the visit to Aceh and ask for his response to Firli's accusation of buying time from the Metro Police summons. Then Firli replied 'no comment, I'm eating durian'," Umar told reporters, Friday (10/11).

Umar then asked for permission for Firli to comment after eating durian while waiting some distance from the table where Firli was eating. However, the police escorting Firli came to Umar to delete all photos and videos.

At first Umar did not respond to the police request, because he had called himself a journalist while showing a press ID card. Then Umar was again visited by plainclothes police to check all his cellphone galleries.

"Because I was forced to open the gallery on my cellphone, I immediately turned on the recording I recorded, then I asked while opening the gallery which photos I had to delete. and the policeman knew I was recording audio he also asked to delete the recording then I resisted," he said.

The audio recording has also been sent by Umar to his editor and to other journalist groups in Aceh, so that it can be used as evidence if something happens to him.

Meanwhile, Puja TV journalist Lala Nurmala received the same treatment as Umar. She had recorded when Umar asked permission from Firli for an interview.

Lala's action was also noticed by Firli Bahuri's bodyguard team and asked Lala whether she took a video or not. At that time Lala replied that she was not recording.

Then the bodyguard asked Lala to open the phone gallery to delete all photos and videos related to Firli. Then Lala deleted some photos and videos under pressure.

"Then he asked me to delete them. I finally deleted them. Yes, I was already under pressure. He asked to open our cell phone, even though the cell phone is our privacy. Meanwhile, from the beginning I said I was not recording, but he insisted," she said.

KPK News Section Head Ali Fikri said that his party had received the information and would check first.

"Oh yes, I read the news, of course we will immediately check it because we don't know who did it," Ali said at the KPK's Red and White Building, Jakarta, Friday.

Ali said that intimidation cannot be justified, especially to people who are doing their jobs.

"What is certain is that it is not allowed if there is really intimidation of journalist friends because we strongly believe in press freedom for friends to get information and convey it to the public," said Ali.

"We don't know whether it was from the KPK or not. If you can make sure it is from KPK officers, then we will check again, of course," he said.

It is known, Firli Bahuri's arrival to Aceh in order to take part in the KPK bus road show and Road To Hakordia. On the sidelines of the KPK official activities, Firli was also observed learning to cook fried rice, playing badminton, celebrating his 60th birthday and eating durian accompanied by media owners who are members of JMSI.