KPK continues to investigate corruption cases in 2024 regional elections

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it will continue to investigate corruption cases for regional head candidates. Investigations will continue for suspects who were first determined before registering as participants in the 2024 Pilkada.

"For regional head candidates or deputy regional head candidates who have been named as suspects before the registration of the person concerned to the KPU, the investigation will continue according to the planned timeline," said KPK Spokesperson Tessa Mahardika to VOI, Tuesday, September 3.

Meanwhile, those who have not been named as suspects for the investigation will only be carried out after the election process is complete. This is the same thing that was done by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

"The rest are the same (as the AGO, ed). (Restrictions are postponed, ed) yes, except for this one, yes (which was already determined before the registration of the 2024 Pilkada was carried out, ed)," he said.

Previously reported, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) postponed the legal process for regional head candidates during the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada) process. The goal is to prevent the use of the law to bring down political opponents to black campaigns by certain parties.

"The first thing that is not meant to be legal will certainly protect crime. Not intended," said Head of the AGO Harli Siregar to reporters, Monday, September 2.

"We maintain the objectivity of the democratic process. So that there is no black campaign, so that no one candidate will turn the issue into an issue to bring down another candidate," he continued.

All parties indicated to have committed a crime will be dealt with according to the procedure after the 2024 Pilkada process is completed. Justice will certainly be upheld.

"So, we have to be fair and give that opportunity to use this Democracy party as a right and after that of course the legal process will continue to be carried out and carried out," concluded Harli.