Responding To Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, KPK Commissioner: Law Enforcers Can't Allow Corruption Even Though It's Below IDR 50 Million

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Nurul Gufron (Photo: Wardhani Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said that any amount of state money being corrupted must be handled by law enforcement officials. In fact, if the loss to the state does not reach Rp. 50 million.

This was conveyed in response to the statement by the Attorney General ST Burhanuddin who asked his staff not to process the law for the perpetrators of corruption that resulted in state financial losses of less than Rp. 50 million.

"Our country is a legal state whose formation is the DPR and the government. As long as this is not regulated in the law, we as law enforcers cannot be creative in allowing corruption to be below Rp. 50 million," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron to reporters in a written statement, Friday, January 28. .

Ghufron understands that the legal process must consider the budget and benefits, especially for corruption cases with small state losses. He also agreed that the cost of investigating a corruption case from investigation to court including appeals and cassation could be more than Rp. 50 million.

However, Ghufron reminded that this aspect of law enforcement must also prioritize the provision of a deterrent effect. Thus, regardless of the amount of state losses due to corruption, it must be investigated thoroughly.

"The legal aspect is not only about state losses, but also deterrence and as a statement of contempt for disgraceful behavior that does not look at the amount of the loss," he stressed. As previously reported, ST Burhanuddin revealed that he had asked the ranks not to process the law for perpetrators of corruption that resulted in state financial losses. under 50 million. This was stated in a Hearing Meeting (RDP) with Commission III of the DPR RI, Thursday, January 27.

The Attorney General chose the suspect to return the state's financial losses.

This effort is carried out as a form of implementing the legal process quickly, simply, and at a low cost.

"Criminal acts of corruption with state financial losses of less than Rp. 50 million are resolved by way of refunding state financial losses," said Burhanuddin.