KPK Permits Wahyu Setiawan To Be Examined By DKPP Regarding Alleged Ethical Violations

Former KPU Commissioner, Wahyu Setiawan. (Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) allowed the former General Election Commission (KPU) Commissioner Wahyu Setiawan to be examined by the Honorary Council of General Election Organizers (DKPP) regarding alleged violations of the election organizers' code of ethics. This examination was carried out after Wahyu became a suspect in receiving bribes, related to the interim replacement (PAW) of members of the DPR RI for the 2019-2024 period.

"It is true (will be examined by DKPP), there is already permission from the leadership and the KPK will facilitate the purposes of the said activity," said Plt. KPK spokesman Ali Fikri told reporters Wednesday, January 15, without explaining where the questioning was conducted.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the DKPP, Bernard Dermawan Sutrisno, said that the examination would later be carried out at 14.00 WIB inviting the KPU and the KPK as related parties.

"The agenda for the trial is to hear the testimony of the defendant and the complainant as well as related parties," he said in a written statement, Wednesday, January 15.

The defendants meant by Bernard were the Chairman and members of Bawaslu RI, namely Abhan, Ratna Dewi Pettalolo, Fritz Edward Siregar, Rahmat Bagja and Mochammad Afifuddin. Complaints recorded in case number 01-PKE-DKPP / I / 2020. Where Wahyu is suspected of accepting bribes to pass the Legislative Candidate (Caleg) for Inter-Time Replacement (PAW) from the PDI Perjuangan.

This complaint was based on a report received by DKPP after Wahyu was arrested in the KPK OTT on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. In the main complaint, the reporter said that Wahyu had violated the oath of office and the principle of being independent and not being professional in relation to his actions.

Wahyu, who is currently detained at the Guntur Pomdam Jaya Guntur Detention Center, South Jakarta, was caught in a joint silent operation and was named a suspect in receiving bribes along with his trusted confidant, namely Agustiani Tio Fridelina (ATF) who is a former member of Bawaslu.

In addition to determining Wahyu and Agustiani, the KPK also named two other suspects as givers of bribes. They are Harun Masiku (HAR) who is a candidate from the PDI Perjuangan in the 2019 Pileg from the South Sumatra I electoral district and Saeful who is called a private party but is suspected of being one of the party's top staff.

In this case, Wahyu allegedly asked for Rp900 million to appoint Harun as an interim replacement to replace Nazarudin Kiemas, a candidate who died. This transaction was carried out in two stages in the middle and end of December 2019.