Investigate The Case Of Formula E Ahead Of The 2024 General Election, KPK: No Affairs With Politics

The atmosphere of 'Meet and Meet Drivers of Formula E' in the Monas area, Jakarta, Thursday, June 2022. (Between-Indrianto E S)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) understands that investigations into alleged riots in the implementation of the Formula E racing event in Jakarta could be linked to politics.

Moreover, one of the names being questioned is that former DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

"Yes, I think that all KPK work will be linked with politics, we are well aware. Because in the future there will be political years and many names will run for themselves both as presidential and vice presidential candidates," said KPK Head Ali Fikri to VOI, Tuesday, November 22.

Even so, the KPK ensures that investigations into alleged corruption continue. The ongoing political process is not his business.

Ali said that his party would only move according to the law. "Once again, we want the underline to have no business at all with the political process," he said.

It is also certain that all law enforcement processes will be based on evidence. The KPK is not afraid to designate anyone as a suspect if there is involvement.

"So (we, ed) don't look at his background, for example presidential candidates, vice presidential candidates, regent candidates, governor candidates, and so on. No," said Ali.

As previously reported, the KPK confirmed that it was investigating allegations of corruption in the Formula E racing event in DKI Jakarta. There are several parties who have been summoned, one of which is Anies Baswedan on Wednesday, September 7.

After the summons, news circulated that Anies would be named a suspect. This step was accused of tackling him in the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres).

Apart from Anies, a number of parties have also been summoned for wisdom. One of them, the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Prasetyo Edy Marsudi, admitted that he explained about the loan of Rp180 billion by the DKI Jakarta Dispora to pay the commitment fee to Formula E Operations (FEO).