Vice President Ma'ruf Amin Values Maintaining The Marwah Of The KPK And MK Becomes A Big Work

JAKARTA - Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Constitutional Court (MK) were in the public spotlight, especially regarding several major cases involving the two legal institutions.

The Credibility of the KPK and the Constitutional Court is declining in front of the community. Therefore, increasing public trust in the two legal institutions is currently a big homework.

"We really have to do how to make the Constitutional Court more prosperous, how the KPK is also more prosperous. That's a big job that we are facing now," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on the sidelines of activities in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday (25/22/2023), local time, reported by ANTARA.

Meanwhile, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin also responded to the appointment of Nawawi Pomolango as the interim chairman of the KPK by President Joko Widodo after Firli Bahuri, who had been named a suspect, was officially dismissed.

Ma'ruf hopes that Nawawi can bring the KPK better.

"We hope that this replacement (Firli Bahuri) will work better. So that law enforcement can be further improved," said Ma'ruf.

"Don't let our law enforcement agencies drop their credibility, so they need to be addressed," said Ma'ruf again.

As is known, President Joko Widodo has signed Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 116 of 2023 concerning the Dismissal of KPK Chair Firli Bahuri on Friday, November 24, 2023, as well as appointed KPK Deputy Chair Nawawi Pomolango as interim KPK Chair.

According to the regulations, the KPK chairman who is a suspect must be temporarily dismissed.

Firli Bahuri was named a suspect by the Polda Metro Jaya on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. He is suspected of extorting the former Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

Firli was named a suspect as referred to in Article 12 E or Article 12 B or Article 11 of Law (UU) Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption, as amended and added to Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code.

On the other hand, the Constitutional Court also received public attention after the Honorary Council of the Constitutional Court (MKMK) dismissed Anwar Usman as Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court.

He was declared to have committed a serious violation of the code of ethics of the constitutional judge in the judicial review of case number 90/PUU-XXI/2023 concerning the Age Requirements for Presidential Candidates and Vice Presidential Candidates.