The KPK Council Will Not Examine Firli Tomorrow After Mangkir Today

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Albertina Ho (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Albertina Ho said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri would not be questioned tomorrow, Tuesday, November 14 even though he stated that he would come. This is because the examination of the alleged meeting between him and former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo should be held today, Monday, November 13. "“Pemeriksaan (Firli, ed) today. If not present, it will be rescheduled next week,” said Albertina in a written statement today, Monday, November 13. Even so, Albertina has not specified when the exact time of the examination will be. “ Rescheduled next week not tomorrow, "he said. In addition, KPK Council Member Syamsuddin Haris said Firli insisted that he would attend to the summons for an examination of the alleged ethical violation tomorrow. In fact, a rescheduling letter has been sent since Friday, November 10. This rescheduling was carried out by the KPK Council because on Tuesday, November 14 they had to hold a working meeting (raker). So, they wanted to check on Firli the day before. "The FB is not here to ask for a check on Tuesday," said Syamsuddin when confirmed separately. Meanwhile, the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri, did not want to answer whether or not the email was received or not, the change in the examination schedule that had been sent by the KPK Council. He only made sure Firli would be present tomorrow. "“ It has been communicated with the KPK Council to attend tomorrow at the invitation," Ali told reporters. Firli as the head of the KPK has been scheduled to carry out a number of activities at his office, the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta. Among them are holding meetings and other follow-up things. "There are several meetings and other routine activities at the office,” he said. As previously reported, Firli Bahuri will actually be questioned at the end of last October. He then asked for his examination to be postponed until November 8. The KPK Supervisory Board did not specify the reason for the request for postponement. However, recently Firli was found to be in his office according to the confession of the Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri. Furthermore, Firli again did not fulfill the summons of the supervisory board because he had to leave the city on November 8. At that time he attended the Anti-Corruption Bus Roadshow and various series of events ahead of World Anti-Corruption Day (Hakordia). Even so, the KPK Supervisory Board has examined three other leaders, namely the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Nurul Ghufron, Johanis Tanak, and Alexander Marwata. The three were asked to explain the alleged extortion related to the handling of the alleged corruption case at the Ministry of Agriculture. "In general, related to allegations of extortion and clarification related to photos, that's all the questions are. Regarding the extortion, I don't know what happened," said Alex at the ACLC building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Monday, October 30.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nawawi Pomolango, has not been able to provide information because he is sick. The reports of alleged ethical violations of Firli's meeting