Formappi Suspects That The Revision Of The BPK Law Is Only To Safeguard The Interests Of The Solely Elite

Illustration. (Photo: BPK Museum)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Parliament Concern Community Forum (Formappi) senses that something is wrong behind the planned revision of Law (UU) No. 15 of 2006 concerning the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). This suspicion is getting stronger because the revision agenda was carried out secretly without going through a proper and correct legislative process.

Formappi researcher, Lucius Karus, assessed that this covert revision of the Law has become the main mode of discussion in recent controversial legislation.

"I see that the secret agenda for the revision of the BPK Law is more towards securing the interests of the elite, while the interests of the people are being marginalized," said Formappi researcher Lucius Karus in a statement received on Friday, November 20.

Based on information circulating, the Chairman of the BPK, Agung Firman Sampurna and Deputy Chairman Agus Joko Pramono became the initiators of the revision of the BPK Law. In fact, both have met with the DPR Baleg at Hotel Mulia Jakarta to include the agenda for revising the BPK Law on the agenda of the DPR Baleg.

The four points for the proposed revision, namely the age limit for being a member of the BPK is written as 70 years, the 2 times period as stated in the BPK Law is removed, BPK members are selected collectively collegial and the BPK may manage their own budget.

According to Lucius, the proposed revision of the BPK Law will further damage the image of the DPR because the DPR will be considered consistent in shaping the controversial law which is actually the source of chaos in governance. Even the legislative politics of the DPR will be seen as a cover for undermining governance and keeping legislation away from the public or people's interests.

"There have been several laws passed by the DPR this period whose presence has always been greeted by controversy. The controversy is more because the bill passed by the DPR is considered not in favor of the interests of the people," he said.

Because of this, Lucius strongly opposes the revision of the BPK Law. This is because the revision agenda is very thick with one-sided interests. In fact, if you want to revise, the DPR must carry out the process from the start by opening up space for discussion to look at issues related to the BPK institution.

These issues, he said, had to be agreed upon before deciding how to arrange the right ones. The strategy of setting the revised agenda has quietly become the main mode of discussion of controversial legislation in recent times.

"And because there is already a phenomenon that the BPK Law wants to be revised at the BPK's unilateral initiative and carried out secretly, I think it should be rejected from the start," he said.

He considered that the agenda for the revision of the BPK Law was almost certainly not aimed at fixing the BPK but instead wanted to destroy this state auditing institution.

"This (Revision of the BPK Law) is indeed a personal agenda. That is more visible. And because it is personal, the key is in transactions. Only transactions that can explain personal interests can be accepted by the DPR and the government." he said.