ICW Considers Lili Pintauli's Involvement In The Alleged Bribery Of Case Handling As Unfinished

KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) emphasized that the involvement of the Deputy Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Lili Pintauli Siregar in the alleged bribery handling of the buying and selling case in Tanjungbalai City cannot be taken for granted.

This was conveyed in response to the statement of the Deputy Chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission Alexander Marwata who stated that the alleged involvement was considered complete because Lili had been given a severe sanction. She was declared to have violated ethics after communicating with former Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial, who is a litigant in the anti-corruption commission.

ICW researcher Kurnia Ramadhana said the statement by Alexander and a number of parties at the KPK regarding Lili's involvement in the alleged bribery was merely an attempt to provide protection. According to him, the role of the former Deputy Chairperson of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) should be explored further.

"If you look at a number of statements from the Acting KPK Spokesperson or the KPK leadership, they look like they are protecting Lili Pintauli Siregar. Even though when asked whether the (alleged, red) case has been completed or not, for us it hasn't," said Kurnia to reporters who quoted Monday, December 3.

Moreover, this anti-corruption activist assessed that Lili had suspected a criminal act because she had contacted the litigants. Thus, ICW has actually attempted to report it to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police some time ago.

In addition, the KPK should have looked at the statement of its former investigator who became a defendant regarding the handling of bribery cases, Stepanus Robin Pattuju. For information, the former investigator from the National Police often mentions Lili Pintauli's name in court and even boasts that she will expose the actions of her former leader.

Stepanus even said that he would not stop until Lili was rewarded for her actions.

Back to Kurnia, even if Lili is also involved in other cases such as Stepanus' statement, the KPK must have the courage to take a stand. One of them dared to issue a warrant to further investigate the involvement of the deputy chairman.

Not only that, the KPK should not involve Lili in handling the bribery case, including its development. Kurnia said this was aimed at preventing conflicts of interest from occurring in it.

"We always encourage the KPK to declare to the public that the handling of the case (which ensnared Stepanus Robin, ed) does not (again, ed) involve Lili Pintauli Siregar because there is a potential conflict of interest. Moreover, her name has been mentioned very often in the trial forum," he insisted.

"So, if Stepanus Robin can reveal other cases, then the KPK will have no choice but to issue an investigation warrant to see further, whether there is a potential transaction behind Lili's communication with the lawyer," added Kurnia.

Previously, Alexander Marwata stated that the case against Lili was over because the KPK Supervisory Board had imposed severe ethical sanctions in the form of a 40 percent salary cut for 12 months.

"The decision of the Corruption Eradication Committee has been sanctioned (so, ed) we see that it has been completed. Starting from the Council's decision, we consider Mrs. Lili's case to be finished," Alexander said in a KPK RI YouTube show quoted on Thursday, December 30.

Furthermore, Alexander hopes that similar cases do not happen again. So, the sanctions against Lili must be a lesson.

"I think for Mrs. Lili herself (the sanction, ed) is also a lesson. For what? To improve herself," he said.

Meanwhile, for the public, Alexander advised that an objective assessment be carried out. He asked the supervision of the KPK leaders to continue.

In fact, he advised the public not to be afraid to report to the KPK Supervisory Board if they find ethical violations committed by future leaders.

For information, Lili was proven to have violated ethics after communicating with the party whose case is being handled by the KPK, namely the Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial.

Syahrial became a party to the case because investigators were investigating the alleged sale and purchase of positions in the Tanjungbalai City Government. Their meeting started with a flight to Jakarta from Medan.

In addition, Lili also uses her position for her personal interests, namely dealing with the staffing problems of her sister-in-law, Ruri Prihartini Lubis who works at the Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirta Kualo Tanjungbalai.

Even though she was found guilty of violating ethics, Lili did not once show her remorse. She is also still actively giving speeches at prevention events conducted by the KPK outside the city and even representing the anti-corruption commission in international events some time ago.