Still Have Fugitives Who Have Not Been Arrested, KPK: KPK Is Not Silent

CCP illustration. (Photo: Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said the fugitives on the wanted list (DPO) were a burden. They continue to try to arrest the DPO.

"It is indeed a burden for us that there are several DPOs. We said, if we talk about the search, we can't tell them clearly. But what is clear is that we also have teams that are already prepared," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyato, quoted from KPK RI YouTube, Saturday, August 13.

He didn't want to say much about the search. However, Karyoto ensured that the search would continue.

Moreover, there are already teams that are continuing to make preparations to catch their fugitives. "It means we are not standing still. But we will not say we are looking for where, where, where it is not. The important thing is that we are trying," he stressed.

"Yes, hopefully in the not too distant future there will be results, yes, because the search for DPOs is better off keeping quiet," Karyoto continued.

Furthermore, Karyoto also mentioned the many criticisms of the KPK against the search for DPOs. This includes former investigators who were eliminated through the National Insight Test (TWK) assessment.

According to Karyoto, instead of continuing to criticize, they should help in the search. Moreover, the former investigator often mentions knowing the whereabouts of the fugitives.

"For example, there is this former investigator who knows that he as a good citizen comes here. Let's go together (search for it, ed). I'm ready," he said.

The KPK has homework (PR) to arrest the escaped corruption suspects. They are Harun Masiku who is a former legislative candidate (candidate) in the 2019 Pileg who bribed the former KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan; Surya Darmadi, who has been on the run since 2019; Izil Azhar has been fugitive since 2018; and Kirana Kotama who has been on the run since 2017.

Recently, there was also the Regent of Central Mamberamo, Ricky Ham Pagawak, who fled to Papua New Guinea when he was about to be forcibly picked up by the KPK. He is a suspect in connection with the alleged bribery of the project.