Employee Efforts To Return Extortion Results From The KPK Detention Center Will Not Affect The Investigation Process

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that a number of its employees returned money allegedly related to illegal levies (extortion) in detention centers. However, the amount has not been detailed.

"Yesterday, someone has returned it, someone has returned it (extortion money, ed)," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri. in a broadcast on the KPK's official Instagram account quoted Thursday, February 29.

Ali explained that this refund facilitated the process of investigating alleged ethical violations by the KPK Supervisory Board in the case of extortion centers. However, they will not escape the action taken.

"The return if we refer to the legal normative does not erase the criminal process," he said.

Even so, this refund could later be a mitigating consideration for the perpetrators during the trial process.

"The judge will also consider when the perpetrators of corruption return the results of their corrupt actions," said Ali.

Previously reported, there were 93 employees suspected of being involved in the prison extortion case. This finding was obtained after the KPK Council conducted an inspection.

Of these, 90 KPK employees have been tried ethically. 78 of them have been severely ethically sanctioned, namely being told to apologize directly and openly. After that they will be processed in a disciplined manner.

This sentence has been carried out some time ago. They apologized in front of the Secretary General of the KPK Cahya H. Harefa and the KPK leadership represented by KPK Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata and other structural officials.

Meanwhile, the remaining 12 employees were handed over their sentences to the KPK secretary general because their actions were carried out before the KPK Council was formed. Then, three of them will soon be tried in March.

Then, the KPK also investigated the crime in this case through the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution. There are more than 10 people who have been named as suspects but have not been announced because the administrative process is still being carried out.

In this case, investigators have searched three KPK detention centers. As a result, evidence was found in the form of financial records which were later confiscated and analyzed.