Seeing The Reasons Why OTT Is Feared By State Organizers

Illustrated (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Hand arrest operations (OTT), which are often carried out to catch corruptors, are in the spotlight. The reason is that this activity is considered not to be carried out by the police, prosecutors, and judges and is considered scary for regional heads.

Member of Commission III of the DPR RI, the PDI-P faction, Arteria Dahlan, has been in the spotlight after asking the police, prosecutors and judges not to become objects of the OTT. This statement, he said, was not solely for defending corruptors, but he considered the law enforcement officers as symbols of the state.

"In the future in Commission III, we are also initiating, I personally, I believe that the police, judges, prosecutors should not be OTT. Not because we are pro-corruptors but because they are symbols of the state in the field of law," said Arteria at the time. fill in online discussions.

He said that there are actually many ways to take legal action against corrupt behavior other than OTT. Moreover, Arteria assessed, silent operations often lead to accusations of criminalization and politicization.

Not only Arteria, the Regent of Banyumas Achmad Husein some time ago also made a scene. He asked the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to first summon regional heads before holding the OTT.

This was conveyed by Achad Husein because many regional officials were afraid of being caught in the silent operation carried out by the KPK.

"We are regional heads, we are all afraid and don't want to be OTT. So we ask the KPK, before OTT we are summoned first. If he changes later, then he is released, you know. But if he doesn't change, then he is arrested," he said. Achmad in the video that circulated and made a scene.

So what causes OTT to be feared by many state administrators?

Former KPK investigator Yudi Purnomo said it was only natural that the silent operation had frightened many state officials. There are at least four reasons that make OTT a scourge for corruptors.

"OTT must always be feared. Why? First, because there must have been a criminal incident, the element of bribery is clear, then the culprit is clear," Yudi said as quoted from his YouTube account. task force) usually find a number of evidence in the form of money in rupiah denominations and foreign currencies. In addition, Yudi said, it is common to find evidence of transfers recorded in the passbook as well as checks.

"Then fourthly, this OTT can develop," he said.

From this development, usually the KPK will find other corruption crimes that have occurred a long time ago. "My experience is that receiving money from state officials or law enforcement is usually the umpteenth receipt, meaning that previously there have been umpteenth receipts," Yudi explained.

Not only that, Yudi revealed, the anti-corruption commission also used the results of the investigation after the OTT to ensnare other perpetrators.

"The most important thing and also feared is not only those who are caught in OTT but that from OTT it can also spread everywhere. For example, from OTT regional heads can be officials at the national level. From low-level officials, high-ranking officials can be affected, " he said.

"This means that OTT is still a powerful way to eradicate corruption in our country. Because people can no longer avoid it if he commits a criminal act of corruption," concluded Yudi.