Seeing The New Agreements Between The KPK And BPK

Five leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2019-2023 period visited the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) office, Tuesday, January 7. (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Five leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for the 2019-2023 period visited the office of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to discuss a number of new agreements between the two institutions in preventing and prosecuting corruption crimes.

The meeting, which began at around 11.00 WIB, was held behind closed doors on the 19th floor of the BPK Tower Building and finished at around 13.00 WIB. After holding the meeting, the Chairman of BPK Agung Firman Sampurna said that his party supported the anti-graft agency and said a new agreement was signed at the meeting.

"Just signed a cooperation agreement on a number of matters. Among them, related to the follow-up of the BPK examination results for calculating state losses and expert government," Agung said in a press conference after a joint meeting with five KPK leaders at the BPK Tower Building Lobby, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta Center, Tuesday, January 7.

On the same occasion, KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri said their visit to the BPK Building was to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions. This collaboration, said Firli, was deemed important given the many tasks to eradicate corruption that had to be completed immediately.

"We have to complete many tasks in the future without neglecting the roles of each institution, be it the KPK or the BPK," said the former Chief of Police of the National Police.

One of the agreements that has been agreed upon is the matter of expert cooperation. According to Firli, in preventing and resolving corruption cases, the KPK requires auditors from the BPK.

"We understand that the Corruption Eradication Commission needs human resources from the BPK, either later to be assisted by the KPK or we ask the personnel to provide assistance in calculating state losses if there are allegations of potential state losses to the cases handled," said Firli.

In addition to the matter of auditors, Firli also said that the two institutions would exchange information because BPK was known to often carry out investigations. According to him, the agreement between the BPK and the KPK to regulate the exchange of information is nothing new.

However, he continued, what was different from the previous agreement was that there would be a calculation expert who did not previously exist. Firli also said, from the new clause, the KPK would be given the opportunity by the KPK to conduct training on audit skills for employees.

"After the enactment of Law 19 of 2019, we will immediately carry out training education. Of course, the training needed by KPK human resources (HR), especially related to audit skills. I think that is in the additional clause," Firli added.