DPR Leader Receives Surpres Capim KPK

JAKARTA - The DPR leadership has received a presidential letter (Surpres) regarding the candidate for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the period 2024-2029.

"We need to inform you that the leadership of the council has received a letter from the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 60/Pres/11/2024 dated November 4, 2024 regarding candidates for the leadership of the KPK and the KPK supervisory board for the term of office in 2024-2029," said Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Adies Kadir while chairing the plenary meeting, Tuesday, November 12.

In addition to the Presidential Letter, continued Adies, the leadership of the DPR has also received letters from the Hajj Organizing Agency of the Republic of Indonesia dated November 4, 2024 regarding strengthening institutional cooperation between the Hajj and DPR administrators.

Second, the Halal Product Guarantee Administration Agency dated October 30, 2024 regarding the request of the DPR Commission as a partner of BPJPH.

"These letters have been and will be followed up in accordance with the provisions of DPR RI Regulation Number 1 of 2020 concerning the rules of the DPR RI and the applicable mechanisms," said Adies.

As is known, President Jokowi handed over the Surpres regarding the KPK's candidates and adolescents dated October 15, 2024, to the DPR. However, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, has not processed the names proposed by Jokowi. The reason is to wait for the announcement of the upcoming government cabinet first.

The Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, said that Prabowo had answered a letter from the DPR regarding the continuation of the KPK Capim selection process. The letter relates to Prabowo's decision regarding the selection of the KPK Capim which was completed during Jokowi's 7th presidential leadership.

According to Yusril, Prabowo approved the names of ten KPK candidates proposed by the selection committee in the Jokowi government.