JAKARTA - Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, Praswad Nugraha, said that the three hand-capture operations (OTT) carried out by the anti-corruption commission on December 17-18 should be appreciated. This institution is considered to be trying to show its fangs again.
The KPK is known to have carried out a hand-in-hand arrest in the Tangerang, Banten and Jakarta areas on Wednesday, December 17. In this effort, the prosecutor was arrested for allegedly extorting foreign residents.
After the process took place, the results of the silent operation were taken over by the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung). Because, at the same time, the Adhyaksa Corps claimed to have issued a preliminary investigation order (sprindik).
Next, on Thursday, December 18, the KPK also carried out OTT in Hulu Sungai Utara (HSU) South Kalimantan. From this activity, a suspect was determined, namely the Head of the North Hulu Sungai District (Kajari) Albertinus P. Napitupulu; Head of the Intelligence Section (Kasi Intel) Assistant Budianto; and Head of the Civil and State Administration Section (Kasidatun) Taruna Fariadi.
The cadets are currently being pursued for fleeing. The case that ensnared the three of them was extortion.
Finally, the anti-corruption commission team conducted OTT in the Bekasi Regency area. From this activity, three suspects were determined, namely the Regent of Bekasi Ade Kuswara Kunang and his father, H. M. Kunang, and the private party Sarjan.
"This institution is in the process of a comeback to sharpen its fangs again," said Praswad in a written statement quoted on Monday, December 22.
"This simultaneous offensive action is not merely a demonstration of operational capacity, but a political statement that the KPK is taking the initiative again and is not afraid to act decisively even if it touches on areas that have been considered sensitive," continued the former investigator.
Even so, the three OTTs that succeeded could not be considered as a sign that the anti-corruption commission would once again show its fangs.
"The KPK is often tested not at the time of arrest but at the investigation and trial tables. Many major cases begin with spectacular OTT but then face complex challenges such as returned files, suspects who are released, or sentences that are not commensurate with state losses," said Praswad.
So, Praswad reminded the KPK to complete the two cases resulting from OTT to the end. "However, this is an initial momentum that must be maintained and proven by consistency in the next, more difficult, stage," he said.
"We must continue to appreciate every real action taken by the KPK to eradicate corruption. The real fangs of the KPK will shine from its firmness in rejecting intervention, its sharpness in uncovering networks, and the fairness of the final results that the public feels."
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