"Abdee Slank Asks Jokowi To Save The KPK," Written In An Old Age Mass Media Report

JAKARTA - "Jokowi must save the KPK," said Abdee Negara. In the past, in the old mass media reports. This is a message of longing: we haven't heard from Abdee in a long time.

It's true, Abdee has been very vocal in defending the KPK. At that time in 2015 the KPK was struggling with criminalization efforts. At that time Abdee asked President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to take steps to save the KPK.

At that time, KPK chairman Abraham Samad and KPK deputy chairman Bambang Widjojanto were charged with a legal case. Both were named suspects after the KPK appointed Commissioner General Pol Budi Gunawan, who at that time was predicted to be the National Police Chief.

The KPK has named Budi Gunawan as a suspect in the fat account case for suspicious account ownership. From the KPK camp, Abraham Samad is suspected of document falsification.

Meanwhile, Bambang Widjojanto was named a suspect in the false testimony case. At that time the masses reacted to defend the KPK, including Abdee through his statement.

Abdee appreciated Jokowi's decision to cancel the appointment of Budi Gunawan - who is currently the Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) - as the National Police Chief. But according to Abdee, the decision to disable Samad and Bambang was a mistake.

"I hope Pak Jokowi gives a mandate for all of that. Especially ending the criminalization of the KPK and reforms in the National Police. This criminalization is still ongoing. That's why until now our friends are trying to save the KPK. So we hope all are healthy," said Abdee, quoted as saying. from Kompas.com, Saturday, May 29.

"That decision (to cancel the appointment of Budi Gunawan) was right because it took quite a long time. That's the will of most of our people... It doesn't matter who the candidate is, but the two institutions, the Police and the KPK, must be clean and led by people who are trusted by the community. can be clean if led by clean people."

2015 is not the period when Abdee's outspoken voice ends. In 2017, Abdee and his former band, Slank, held another support action for the KPK.

The agenda at that time rejected the right of inquiry issued by the DPR. Abdee and Slank even held a concert at the KPK Building.

The event, which was strung together under the heading Kick Tandur, Go Forward, Never Back Down, Rejecting the Right to Questionnaire, started at 15.35 WIB, after Slank preceded it with a statement of support. Before the concert, Slank also had a chance to meet with Saut Situmorang, one of the KPK leaders at the time.

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Before 2015 and 2017, to be precise 2012, Abdee also demonstrated his support to support the KPK. At that time, KPK investigator Novel Baswedan was charged with the persecution he committed against a suspect in theft of a swallow's nest while still serving in the National Police.

At that time, Abdee, Slank, together with other community groups intensified the #saveKPK action. The Novel case was finally terminated in 2016. The Head of the Bengkulu District Prosecutor's Office signed the letter of termination of prosecution (SKP2) Number B-03/N.7.10/EP.1/02/2016.

There is some reasons. First, the prosecution did not find enough evidence to take the case to court. Second, incidents of persecution did occur. However, the prosecutor's office found it difficult to prove that Novel was the culprit because of the absence of witnesses.

Another reason is that this case has expired since November 18, 2015, according to the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), which stipulates expiration 12 years after the time the crime occurred. The National Police as the institution investigating the case did not challenge the decision.

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