Jokowi Issues Presidential Decree On Adjustment Of The Position Period Of KPK Leaders And Councils

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has issued a Presidential Decree (Keppres) regarding the Adjustment of the Term of Office of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the KPK Supervisory Board (Dewas).

This was revealed by the Special Staff Coordinator (Stafsus) of President Ari Dwipayana. He said the Presidential Decree for the Adjustment of the Term of Office of the KPK Leadership numbered 112/P of 2023.

Meanwhile, the Presidential Decree for the Adjustment of the Term of Office of the KPK Supervisory Board numbered 113/P of 2023. "The Presidential Decree was issued on November 24, 2023," Ari said in a short message to reporters in Jakarta, Wednesday, December 20, which was confiscated by Antara.

The Presidential Decree was issued to carry out the Constitutional Court Decision (MK) Number 112/PUU-XX/2022 dated May 25, 2023, which stated that the position of head of the anti-corruption agency was extended from four years to five years and is valid for the current KPK leadership.

Ari conveyed that with the issuance of the two Presidential Decrees, the term of office of the KPK leadership and the KPK Supervisory Board, which originally ended on December 20, 2023, was extended until December 20, 2024.