JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appreciates the Constitutional Court (MK) ruling that states that the KPK leadership is not obliged to resign or retire from their previous positions.
KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said this ruling was appropriate and was considered to provide legal certainty. The multi-interpretation that occurred in the public could be covered by the ruling Number 70/PUU-XXIV/2026.
"This decision not only closes the room for multiple interpretations, but also maintains the dignity of the KPK's independence while minimizing the potential for conflicts of interest through the non-active mechanism of the previous position," Budi said in a written statement, Thursday, April 30.
Budi also said that this ruling strengthened institutional governance. "For the KPK, the most important thing is that integrity and independence remain the main foundation. And it is strengthened by our collective work system, where every strategic decision is made together by the leadership," he said.
"With this mechanism, the space of subjectivity can be suppressed, checks and balances are maintained, and public accountability is strengthened."
As previously reported, the Constitutional Court (MK) granted a partial request for a material test against Article 29 letters i and j of Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The KPK leadership is now not required to resign or leave their previous profession.
The decision was read by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo in the pronouncement of the verdict Number 70/PUU-XXIV/2026 at the Constitutional Court building. The KPK leadership is said to be quite inactive from the previous profession while in office.
"Granting the applicants' request for a part," said Suhartoyo when reading the ruling.
In its decision, the Constitutional Court stated that the word 'release' in Article 29 letter i of Law Number 19 of 2019 is contrary to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945.
"And it does not have legally binding force conditionally as long as it is not interpreted as 'inactive from'," added Suhartoyo.
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