OTT Accused Of Transferring Firli Bahuri's Issue Reported To The Council, KPK: Pro-Corruptor's Statement

Chairman of the KPK Firli Bahuri. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) accused those who called the arrest operation (OTT) an effort to divert issues were those who supported corruptors. They are considered not to like the ongoing eradication efforts.

This accusation was conveyed by the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, responding to the issue of three silent operations held by the anti-corruption commission.

"It's not true (the rumor, ed). It could be that such statements are usually issued by pro-corruptors. They don't like the eradication of corruption continuing," Ali told reporters, Monday, April 17.

Ali emphasized that arrest activities cannot be considered as a diversion of issues. The reason is that this effort must be carried out in the long term.

In addition, this enforcement effort is not an individual work but there is already a system that regulates it. Thus, the existing polemics will not disrupt OTT.

"Teamwork is needed carefully. Not individual work. The KPK already has an established system so that it has no effect on any issues, work can still be done," he said.

Previously reported, the KPK recently held three silent operations for a week. From the OTT of the Regent of Meranti M. Adil; OTT at the Directorate General of Public Relations of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub); to the OTT the Mayor of Bandung Yana Mulyana related to the alleged bribery in the procurement of CCTV and the Bandung Smart City internet network has been carried out.

However, this activity took place when Firli was intensively reported to the KPK Supervisory Board by Brigadier General Endar Priantoro and former KPK leaders Abraham Samad, Bambang Widjojanto, and Saut Situmorang with the Civil Society Coalition.

Endar reported Firli and the Secretary General of the KPK Cahya H. Harefa regarding his dismissal as Director of Investigation of the KPK. In addition, he also reported Firli for other alleged violations such as leaking documents for investigating alleged corruption at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to forcing the manufacture of documents even though the title of the case or exposure had not been carried out.

Endar also reported not to the Indonesian Ombudsman because of allegations of maladministration during his dismissal. Meanwhile, the former KPK leadership together with the Civil Society Coalition also reported the same thing to the KPK Council.