KY Supports KPK to Investigate the Case of the Depok District Court Judge Allegedly Involved in Bribery

JAKARTA - The Judicial Commission (KY) supports the steps of the Corruption Eradication Commission to uncover the case of a judge in Depok, West Java, who is suspected of being involved in bribery in handling land disputes.

Deputy Chairman of KY, Desmihardi, said KY would immediately follow up on this issue by coordinating with the KPK and the Supreme Court for further investigation.

"KY supports the steps taken by the KPK to enforce the law on alleged transactional cases in handling cases. KY deeply regrets this action because it harms the honor and dignity of a judge," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, February 6.

According to him, KY and MA have the same vision in realizing clean justice. He said the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Sunarto, was also committed to not tolerating any form of service irregularities, including transactional practices.

It is understood that transactional practices not only damage integrity, but also lower public confidence in the Indonesian judiciary. Therefore, KY will synergize with the Supreme Court to clean up these practices.

"KY and MA will firmly implement the principle of zero tolerance, which means that there is no place for violations or deviations in any form, including in terms of transactional services," said Desmihardi.

KY together with MA, he added, is ready to enforce the code of ethics and take strong action.

According to him, transactional practices in the judicial environment have ignored President Prabowo Subianto's instructions to pay special attention to the welfare of judges, namely raising salaries by up to 280 percent.

The president's policy, according to him, should be followed by the moral commitment of judges to maintain integrity and independence.

Previously, the KPK revealed the arrest of a judge in a hand-in-hand operation in Depok, West Java. The OTT was about alleged bribery cases.

Deputy Chairman of the KPK, Fitroh Rohcahyanto said the KPK seized money in the OTT judge.

"There are hundreds of millions of rupiah," he said.

Meanwhile, the Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, explained that there was an alleged transfer of money in the case.

"There is a lot of money that is transferred from the private sector to law enforcement," he said.

But Asep has not explained further about the transfer of money because the KPK is still conducting an in-depth investigation.

When confirmed that the OTT was related to the issue of land disputes in Depok that harmed the private sector, then the person in question was suspected of bribing the Deputy Chairman of the Depok District Court, Asep, implicitly confirming it.

"In broad strokes, yes," he replied curtly.