Firli Bahuri Welcomes Johanis Tanak New KPK Leader: Congrats On Joining, Let's Clean The Country From Corruption

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri welcomed the election of Johanis Tanak as Deputy Chair of the KPK to replace Lili Pintauli Siregar who had resigned.

"I welcome the appointment of the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK. On this occasion, I would like to express my gratitude to the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the leadership of the DPR RI," said Firli Bahuri as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, September 28.

Firli congratulated Johanis Tanak for becoming a member of the KPK.

"To Johanis Tanak's brother, I congratulate him on his election to continue his service at the KPK as Deputy Chairman of the KPK," he said.

Firli Bahuri invites Johanis to participate in eradicating corruption.

"Welcome and welcome to join the ranks of the KPK. Let's clean this country from corrupt practices," he said.

Commission III of the DPR chose the retired prosecutor as Lili's replacement.

"Johanis Tanak was elected as a candidate to replace the leadership of the KPK for the 2019-2023 term. Can it be approved?" said Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Adies Kadir as chairman of the meeting which was answered in agreement by members of Commission III.

Commission III of the DPR held a fit and proper test for the two candidates for leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission at the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday. Two candidates for KPK leadership, namely Johanis Tanak and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) auditor I Nyoman Wara.

After the presentation, Commission III of the DPR held a vote, Johanis Tanak received 38 votes and I Nyoman Wara received 14 votes, and one vote was declared invalid.

Previously, one chair of the KPK leadership was vacant after Lili resigned on July 11, 2022.

The issue of the vacancy of the KPK leadership has been regulated in Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the KPK.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of Law Number 19 of 2019 in paragraph (1) it is stated that in the event of a vacancy in the leadership of the KPK, the President proposes a candidate for a replacement member to the DPR.

Furthermore, paragraph (2) states that the substitute members as referred to in paragraph (1) are selected from candidates for the leadership of the KPK who were not elected in the DPR RI as long as they still meet the requirements as stipulated in Article 29 and in paragraph (3) the replacement members of the KPK leadership as referred to in paragraph (1) continues the remaining term of office of the replaced KPK leadership.

The Corruption Eradication Commission also fully handed over Lili's replacement to President Joko Widodo and the Indonesian House of Representatives. The President then proposed the names of Johanis Tanak and I Nyoman Wara as candidates for KPK leadership to replace Lili.

Previously in 2019, both of them also participated in the selection of candidates for KPK leadership but did not pass.

When he proposed himself as a candidate for KPK leadership in 2019, Johanis Tanak served as Director of State Administration at the Junior Attorney General for Civil and State Administration at the Attorney General's Office.