JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has asked for the discussion of the Draft Law (RUU) on Limiting Money Kartal to be discussed immediately. The government together with the DPR is encouraged to sit down immediately because the issuance of this policy is considered to be able to suppress the prevalence of money politics or money politics that opens the door to corruption during general elections (pemilu).
"The KPK encourages the government together with the DPR to immediately conduct substantive discussions on the Draft Law on the Limitation of Money Kartal as an important instrument in preventing the practice of money politics," said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo through his written statement, Saturday, April 25.
"This is urgent because the practice of vote buying or money politics is still rampant through physical money transactions," he continued.
Budi said the practice of buying and selling votes or vote buying was one of the doors of corrupt practices that were difficult to monitor and always repeated during election moments. Therefore, limiting the money of the king is considered the most strategic way to prevent it.
Apart from limiting the money of the cartel, Budi said other corruption gaps could be closed by changing regulations on Law Number 7 of 2017 concerning Elections and Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Pilkada. "Especially in the aspect of recruitment of organizers of elections, campaign methods, voting methods, counting and recapitulation of votes, and strengthening of sanction articles," he said.
Then, changes also need to be made to Law Number 2 of 2008 concerning Political Parties as amended by Law Number 2 of 2011, by adding the scope of standardization of political education, kaderization, and reporting of political party finances. "By adding the scope of standardization of political education, kaderization, and reporting of political party finances," said Budi.
Budi said this proposal was an effort to improve the systemic system in the strategic sector. The KPK has reported and officially conveyed the results of the study and the points of recommendation to the President and the Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR) in the form of a report to encourage political system reform.
"Hopefully, the improvement of the political party governance system, especially in the cadre system, recruitment, and political education, will not only strengthen democracy, but also create a transparent and accountable cadre and candidate process."
As previously reported, the KPK released the results of the Monitoring Directorate's study. One of them is related to the proposed revision of Law Number 2 of 2011 concerning Political Parties.
In its study, the KPK Monitoring Directorate proposed requirements for prospective candidates for president/vice president/regional head/vice regional head other than democratic and open, adding clauses derived from the party's kaderisasi system.
In addition, the KPK also added the requirement for a minimum time limit to join a party to be nominated by a party.
Not stopping there, the KPK proposed limiting the term of office of the general chairman of political parties to a maximum of two periods. This step is to ensure that kaderisasi runs healthy and prevent the concentration of power in the party's body.
"To ensure the running of kaderisasi, it is necessary to regulate the limit of the party's general chairman's leadership to a maximum of 2 periods of the management period," he quoted from the attachment of the 2025 KPK Annual Report.
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