The Papua Situation Reportedly Healed As A Result Of Lukas Enembe, A KPK Suspect, Mahfud MD: This Case Is Not Political Engineering

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (Photo: ANTARA DOC)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD revealed that there will be a major demonstration in Papua on Tuesday, September 20. The action was carried out after Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was named a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He conveyed this after holding a meeting with the KPK, PPATK, BIN, Polri, Intelkam Polri, to Bais TNI. "In Papua now the situation is a bit heated because it is reported that there will be a massive demonstration tomorrow, on September 20. The background is because Lukas Enembe as governor has been named a suspect," Mahfud told reporters in a press conference broadcast on the YouTube of the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Monday, September 19. Mahfud said the demonstration was based on the assumption that Lukas was criminalized by the KPK. However, he made sure the allegations were not true because there were legal facts. "The Lukas Enembe case is not a political fabrication. It has nothing to do with political parties or certain officials, but is a finding and a legal fact," he said. The former chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) emphasized that the determination of the suspect Lukas Enembe was not only a case of receiving gratuities of Rp. 1 billion. Mahfud said, there were allegations of corruption of up to hundreds of billions that PPATK found which was later reported to the KPK. "There are reports from PPATK regarding allegations of corruption or irregularities from irregularities and the management of hundreds of billions of money, hundreds of billions in 12 analysis results submitted to the KPK," he said. In addition, there are a number of other allegations that are also being investigated. Including, related to the money laundering committed by Lukas. "There are other cases that are being investigated but related to this case, for example hundreds of billions of operational funds led by PON management funds, then there are also money laundering managers, money laundering managers that are carried out or owned by Lukas Enembe," Mahfud explained. In fact, as a follow-up, PPATK has blocked the account belonging to Lukas which contained Rp71 billion in cash. Thus, Mahfud asked anyone not to accuse the KPK of committing criminalization. Mahfud even asked Lukas Enembe to fulfill the KPK's summons. Moreover, the investigation into the alleged corruption that ensnared him will certainly run according to legal rules. "To Lukas Enembe, yes, in my opinion, if the KPK is called, just come. If our evidence is not sufficient, everything here guarantees that it will be released. No, it will not be stopped," said Mahfud. "But if there is sufficient evidence, we must take responsibility. Because we have agreed to build a clean and peaceful Papua," he concluded.