The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Will Remove Employees Suspected Of Being Involved In Extortion In Detention Centers

KPK Building (VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that parties related to the alleged illegal levies (extortion) at the Class I Detention Center in East Jakarta branch of the Red and White Building would be temporarily removed. This step is a firm effort to investigate the fraudulent practices that occurred.

"We will temporarily release the positions of the parties suspected of being involved," said KPK Secretary General Cahya H. Harefa to reporters at the KPK's Red and White House, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, June 21.

Cahya said that this removal is expected to make employees focus on the ongoing legal process. So, this incident can be clearly opened and the perpetrators are accountable for their actions.

"So that parties can focus on enforcing the ongoing code of ethics, employee discipline, and law, both in the Supervisory Board, inspectorate, and the Directorate of Investigation," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK Supervisory Board found allegations of illegal levies at the KPK Detention Center. The value is fantastic, reaching billions of rupiah and carried out for five months.

"The provisional amount that we have obtained, in the period December 2021-March 2022, is IDR 4 billion," said KPK Supervisory Board member Albertina Ho at a press conference at the KPK C1 building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Monday, June 19.

The amount of money quoted from these detainees can still increase, said Albertina. "It is known that the levy was made in the form of cash deposits, all of which use a third account, and so on," he said," he said.