Twice The KPK Asked For A Copy Of The Joko Tjandra Case File, But It Has Not Been Given

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JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango said his agency had twice requested copies of files to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police and the Attorney General's Office regarding the case of Joko Soegiarto Tjandra.

"It is true, the supervision team has twice asked to send copies of files, documents from both the Criminal Investigation and the Attorney General's Office, but we have yet to obtain it," said Nawawi in his statement in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Thursday, November 12.

Copies of the files and documents, he said, are needed to be combined with other documents obtained from the public, one of which is the Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society (MAKI) to further investigate the Djoko Tjandra case.

"These files and documents are needed by the supervision team to be combined with documents obtained from the public for further review," said Nawawi.

He stated that these files and documents were needed to be able to ensnare other parties who had not been touched by the Police and the Attorney General's Office.

"It could be considered the possibility of the KPK carrying out new investigations on the untouched clusters," he said.

He emphasized that as Presidential Decree No. 102/2020 concerning the Implementation of Supervision of Corruption Eradication, the KPK has the authority to supervise agencies authorized to eradicate corruption, namely the National Police and the Attorney General's Office.

"It is not the KPK that asks to be respected, but supervision is the duty and authority given by the law. It is the rule of law that must be respected by all parties," said Nawawi.