[1] During his early education, his family's economic situation necessitated him to work as a construction worker while studying in junior high school, though he had reportedly desired to become a police officer from his youth.

[2] After graduating from highschool in Semarang, he initially intended to enroll at a university in Surakarta, but cancelled it due to financial reasons and he instead joined the Police Academy.

[8] On 5 October 2012, police officers (from Bengkulu) went to the KPK building in order to arrest Baswedan, accusing him of having conducted violence during interrogation procedures in the 2004 theft case.

[11] The Indonesian Ombudsman later published a recommendation which named maladministrative practices by the police during Baswedan's investigation, which included falsification of documents and deviation from procedure.

[13] The attack took place during a high-profile investigation into corruption in the Electronic Identity Card (e-KTP) project, which involved Speaker of the People's Representative Council Setya Novanto and other senior politicians.

[20] After over two years of investigation, Widodo on 1 November 2019 gave a one-month deadline to newly appointed police chief Idham Azis to solve the Baswedan case.

[21] In late December that year, two active police officers, Rahmat Kadir Mahulette and Ronny Bugis, were arrested under suspicion of launching the assault.