Unlike PAN, PPP Asks KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri Not To Care About Presidential Threshold

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Member of the PAN faction of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Republic, Guspardi Gaus, supports the statement by the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, who said that the Presidential Threshold must be abolished to eradicate corruption in Indonesia.

Because, with the Presidential Threshold, democracy in the country is still characterized by high political costs.

According to the member of Commission II of the House of Representatives, the presidential election which requires high political costs should be eliminated. Because he said, you can imagine if there is a credible, integrity, and great figure who wants to advance to become a candidate for the nation's leader but does not have sufficient capital.

"This is an opportunity for the oligarchs to sponsor figures who want to run in the presidential election. After the leader who finances it is elected, then the interests of the oligarchs must of course be accommodated so that the interests of other parties are held hostage to the practice of corruption, collusion, and nepotism (KKN)", said Guspardi to reporters, Monday, December 13.

In contrast to the PAN faction, the Secretary of the PPP faction, Achmad Baidowi, actually believes that the chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, Firli Bahuri, does not need to concern himself with the presidential threshold.

According to Baidowi, Firli should just focus on the duties, principal, and functions of the KPK, namely eradicating corruption in this country. This is because the issue of the threshold in the general election is the main task of the House of Representatives.

"Firli should focus on the main tasks of the KPK, he doesn't need to take care of things outside his main duties", Baidowi said when contacted, Monday, December 13.

Regarding the expensive political costs, which Firli called, the man who is familiarly called Awiek questioned it. He then asked Firli not to throw up issues that were outside his main duties as a KPK leader.

"Where is the political dowry? It's better not to throw issues outside of their main duties. It is better to focus on the internal KPK", said Awiek.

Previously, the chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Firli Bahuri, mentioned the Presidential Threshold (PT) which is currently being discussed. It is known, several parties are suing this threshold to the Constitutional Court (MK).

He alluded to Firli Bahuri when giving material at the National Silatnas and Technical Guidance event for members of the Provincial and Regency/City People's Representative Assembly throughout Indonesia, the Perindo Party, which was held at the Jakarta Concert Hall, Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, Friday, December 10.

"Now people are still excited about what it is, sir, the parliamentary threshold, the presidential threshold. We should think now is not 20 percent, not 15 percent. But 0 percent and 0 rupiahs. That's sir if we want to eradicate corruption", said Firli.

According to Firli, with PT 0 percent and 0 rupiahs, there is no longer democracy in Indonesia which is characterized by high political costs. This is because high political costs lead to transactional politics. In fact, in this transformed era of reform, openness is the spirit of democracy in Indonesia.

With openness, said Firli, there should be no more loopholes for corruption or transactions in a dark room and when the night is pitch black. "What does that mean? It means that after we are closed, everything should be transparent, everything is accountable, everything can be accounted for. There is no need for expensive, unnecessary politics", he said.