Regarding The Allegation Of Extortion At The KPK Detention Center, PSI Encourages Sentences For Perpetrators To Be Increased By A Third Sanctions

Illustration of the KPK. (Between-M Adimaja)

PSI encourages severe punishment for employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who are proven to have committed bribes or illegal levies (extortion) at the anti-corruption agency detention center.

"The Indonesian Solidarity Party asks Article 52 of the Criminal Code to be applied and added to the Anti-Corruption Law by adding a third of the sanctions for corruptors from law enforcement officials," said PSI Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Director totaling Widjojo in his statement, Friday, July 7, quoted by Antara.

He said that the KPK should be at the forefront of eradicating corruption to its roots. Therefore, unscrupulous KPK employees who are proven to be corrupt must be subject to an additional one-third sanction in accordance with Article 52 of the Criminal Code.

"This third weighting sanction is also applied in the TPKS Law and the Child Protection Law if the perpetrator is the person who should protect and protect the victim," said God.

Article 52 of the Criminal Code stipulates that officials who commit criminal acts by violating special obligations of their positions or abusing power, opportunity, or facilities in their positions can be added to a third criminal sanction as a weight.

Bribery, gratuities, and extortion are threatened with 4-20 years in prison for life based on Article 12 letter (e) and Article 12B of the Anti-Corruption Law Number 20 of 2001. For example, the threat of imprisonment is 12 years in prison, so it becomes 16 years in prison for adding a third weight.

"Corruption is the highest betrayal for the law enforcement profession, let alone the KPK, and must be punished severely," he said.

Previously, cases of alleged corruption within the KPK emerged after 15 KPK employees were suspected of being involved in extortion at the KPK State Detention Center (Rutan) with a value of Rp. 4 billion. The investigation into 15 employees at the KPK Detention Center is still ongoing today.

After the disclosure of the case, the KPK evaluated the governance system in detention centers and had written with the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) for assistance in the management of detention centers.

Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu emphasized that the KPK will not tolerate its employees who are involved in all forms of criminal acts.

"KPK applies zero tolerance, meaning that there has never been tolerance for perpetrators of criminal acts of corruption, especially those at the KPK," said Asep, Wednesday, June 28.