KPK Chairman: The Mandate Of The Constitution For Eradicating Corruption Must Be Honest And Professional

KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Setyo Budiyanto said his institution was included in the executive family but remained independent. Every work done must be honest and professional in accordance with the constitutional mandate.

This was conveyed when he met The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) or the elected committee in the Malaysian parliament who served as a Malaysian government financial reviewer at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Wednesday, January 15.

Also present at the meeting were KPK Deputy Chairperson Ibnu Basuki Widodo and Agus Joko Pramono, KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Rudi Setiawan, KPK Deputy for Prevention and Monitoring Pahala Nainggolan, and KPK Deputy for Information and Data Eko Marjono and the ranks of KPK Structural Officials. Meanwhile, The PAC Malaysia was represented by 13 Malaysian MPs.

The KPK was given a constitutional mandate to eradicate corruption honestly and professionally. There are five principles held by the KPK in carrying out its duties and responsibilities. This includes the principles of openness, legal certainty, public interest, accountability, and proportionality," said Setyo, quoted from his written statement.

Setyo mentioned how the anti-corruption commission worked in the team. He said the KPK has a trident of corruption eradication strategies, namely education, prevention, and prosecution.

"The three of them are carried out simultaneously and integrated with each other, by collaborating with various stakeholders, to participating in the community to be able to create a country free from corruption," he said.

Complementing Setyo, Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Fitroh Rohcahyanto said that eradicating corruption must be carried out together. Synergy is needed, including with the international community.

Therefore, the meeting between the KPK and The PAC Malaysia is expected to be the beginning of the cooperation. If you look at the corruption cases that are carried out at the multinational level with increasingly complex schemes, collaborative efforts and cooperation need the KPK to try," he said.

"Moreover, the Indonesian government is currently pushing for strengthening the eradication of corruption at the national level to global forums so that the running of government is more independent and transparent," explained Fitroh.

Responding to this, Vice Chairperson of The PAC Malaysia YB Puanputra Kok Suh Sim also hopes that the meeting can lead to bilateral cooperation. Mainly in terms of exchanging information to experience.

The PAC Malaysia is a Malaysian parliamentary committee formed to examine reports from auditors generals (AGs) and research government finances, as well as money allocated by Parliament for public spending. We also use this bilateral review to build initiatives and deals with several countries in an anti-corruption commitment," he concluded.