MAKI Writes To Prabowo Asking For Jokowi's Recommendation KPK Capim To Be Withdrawn

JAKARTA - Coordinator of the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) Boyamin Saiman wrote to President Prabowo Subianto. He urged the former Minister of Defense (Menhan) to withdraw the recommendation of the candidate for the leadership and supervisory board of the KPK which was submitted by the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to the DPR RI.

"The contents of the letter are a request to Mr. Prabowo to form a new selection committee for the leadership candidate and candidate for the KPK supervisory board," Boyamin said in a written statement to reporters, Tuesday, October 22.

Boyamin said the letter was sent via goods delivery service on Monday afternoon, October 21. "Only Mr. Prabowo has the authority to form the KPK Pansel and ignore the results formed by Jokowi," he said.

Furthermore, the DPR also said that it was enough to archive the letter that Jokowi had sent before stepping down. This is because he is considered no longer entitled to form a Pansel Capim and members of the KPK Council, let alone submit it to the legislator for a compliance and feasibility test or fit and proper test.

Boyamin said that this authority actually existed with Prabowo as regulated in the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) Number: 112/PUU-XX/2022 page 117 of the last paragraph and 118 of the first paragraph. Here are the details:

"That the term of office of the KPK leadership given by Article 34 of Law 30/2002 for four years and can be re-elected for one term of office has turned out to have resulted in one term of office of the President and the DPR, namely that during the five years in cash for the 2019-2024 period, two assessments of KPK institutions, namely in terms of selection or recruitment of KPK leaders.."

In this case, institutionally, the KPK is treated differently from other supporting state institutions but belongs to the institutional importance which is both independent and formed based on the law because of the independent institutional importance which has a five-year tenure, it is considered as one time during the term of office of the President and the DPR.

This reason made Boyamin ask Prabowo to re-form the Capim Pansel and the KPK Council. "For the next reason, it will be sent to the DPR," he said.

"If the DPR approves Jokowi's results, I will sue the Administrative Court and judicial reviews to the Constitutional Court," continued Boyamin.

As previously reported, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has sent 10 names of candidates for leadership and 10 names of candidates for the KPK supervisory board to the DPR RI. Furthermore, they will carry out a fit and proper test.

The following are the names of the candidates for KPK leadership sent by Jokowi:

1. Agus Joko Pramono2. Ahmad Alamsyah Saragih3. Djoko Poerwanto4. Fitroh Rochahyanto5. Ibnu Basuki Widodo6. Ida Budhiati7. Johanis Tanak8. Michael Rolandi Cesnanta Brata9. Poengky Indarti10. Setyo Budiyanto

Meanwhile, the following are the names of the 10 candidates for the KPK supervisory board members:

1. Benny Jozua Mamoto2. Chisca Mirawati3. Elly Fariani4. Gusrizal5. Hamdi Hassyarbaini6. Heru Kreshna Reza7. Iskandar Mz8. Mirwazi9. Sumpeno10. Wisnu Baroto