Regarding The Term Of Office Of The KPK Leadership To 5 Years, Johanis Tanak: Sah And Must Be Implemented

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Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johanis Tanak said the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the extension of the term of office of the KPK leadership must be made. The decision has binding legal force.

"(The decision, ed) that the term of office of the KPK leadership from four years to five years is legal according to law and must be carried out," Johanis told VOI, Friday, May 26.

Johanis said the Constitutional Court is a judicial institution that has the authority to try and decide on the application for a judicial review. "It cannot be (implemented, ed). Because the decision has the same binding legal force as the law," said the replacement for Lili Pintauli.

As previously reported, the Constitutional Court granted the request for a judicial review submitted by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, today, Thursday, May 25. This decision was read out by Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman at the Decree and Decision Speech Session.

"Declaring Article 34 of the KPK Law which originally reads 'KPK leaders hold office for 4 years and can be re-elected only for one term' contrary to the 1945 Constitution and do not have conditionally binding legal force as long as it is interpreted as 'KPK leaders hold office for 5 years and can be re-elected only for one term of office,' said Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Anwar Usman, which was broadcast on the MK YouTube channel.

There were several considerations in the decision. Among them, for the sake of alignment, because the four-year term scheme, recruitment was carried out twice, namely December 2019 and December 2023.