Highlighted For Talking About 0 Percent Presidential Threshold, Firli Bahuri: My Opinion Doesn't Enter The Political Domain

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri/KPK PR DOK

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri has spoken about his statement regarding the Presidential Thresold, which has recently been criticized by officials. According to him, this statement does not mean that he is entering the political sphere.

Firli emphasized that what he said was to prevent corruption. This is because this threshold often opens up opportunities for dowry and makes politics in the country expensive.

"My opinion regarding PT 0 percent is solely for the purpose of handling potential and maximum corruption eradication because that is the concentration of the KPK," Firli said in a written statement, Tuesday, December 14.

"It does not mean that I entered the realm of politics. Once again I emphasize that I did not enter the realm of the political chamber or the chamber of judicial power," added the former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK.

Firli said that this complaint about the high political costs and the need for large capital is not something new that the KPK has heard. In fact, in several coordination meetings, the anti-corruption commission often hears these complaints.

"KPK absorbs information and complaints directly from the legislative and executive clumps in the regions who complain about the high cost of the pilkada, so it requires large capital. Large capital for the election has the potential to make someone commit a criminal act of corruption, because after winning there will be a return on investment mission," he said. .

Seeing this condition, Firli is of the view that if the threshold or Presidential Thresold is then abolished, it will make political dowries disappear and campaign costs will be cheaper. "So that elected officials are more free to work well rather than thinking about corruption to return capital and repay donors," he said.

"So why doesn't this PT 0 percent if indeed the political costs of blind corruption desire for all political officials, then the root of the problem must be addressed immediately. One of them is the presidential threshold," added Firli.

Once again, he emphasized that this statement should not be drawn into the realm of politics. "I just want Indonesia to be free and free from corrupt practices," he said.

"To free him, it is necessary for the role of all the nation's children and a national orchestration to build an anti-corruption culture in an effort to eradicate corruption," said Firli.