Firli Bahuri's Surprising Confession, Approaching 2024 KPK Is Often Asked To Check Governors To Children Of Popular Officials

KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (Photo: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) admits that they are often asked to examine governors and officials' children. KPK chairman Firli Bahuri said this request came from different community groups.

"There are so many opinions and requests that the KPK immediately examine several governors related to several cases in the past and the future, also examine the KKN of officials' children, and other figures who do have names and popularity, etc.," Firli said in his Twitter upload @firlibahuri followed Monday, February 21.

Firli suspects that this request is also embedded with political interests for the upcoming 2024 elections. According to him, like it or not, the KPK is prone to be used for this kind of thing.

"This public pressure, especially on social media, in my opinion, is closely related to the political situation ahead of the 2024 election," he said.

Even so, the KPK is aware of this and is able to anticipate it by continuing to work professionally and transparently. Including, not arbitrarily summoning these figures without first delving into the information, evidence, and evidence submitted to the KPK or those found in the investigation process.

"KPK ensures that any information from the public will receive attention," wrote the former Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK.

"The KPK will of course continue to study and explore, including information, evidence and evidence, both those submitted directly to the KPK as well as information and facts found in the investigation process," added Firli.

He ensured that anyone caught doing corruption, no matter what their position, would be dealt with indiscriminately. Moreover, the public wants corruption to be eradicated as a whole.

However, when the investigation process takes place, the public is asked to be patient. Firli also ensured that his institution would announce the progress of the investigation, including if any criminal elements were found.

"KPK will definitely convey to the public the progress of the investigation, including if a criminal element is finally found, it will definitely be raised to the investigation stage. In this case the KPK will definitely announce to the public who the suspect is. That's the standard mechanism at the KPK," he said.

"And once again, we reiterate, a person becomes a suspect not because he is determined by the KPK, but because his actions and/or circumstances should be suspected of having committed a criminal act based on sufficient preliminary evidence," said Firli.