The KPK 'Lempar Bola' To The Government And The DPR Regarding Sanctions For Ogah Officials To Report Assets

Chairman of the KPK Firli Bahuri. (Antaranews)

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that there were no strict sanctions for officials who did not submit the State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN). The KPK prefers to wait for government and DPR initiatives to make regulations for officials not to report can be punished.

"I think of course we are waiting for the right of initiative from the government and the DPR," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to reporters in Jakarta, Thursday, December 15.

Firli said that currently there is Law Number 28 of 1999 concerning Corruption-Free State Organizers and KKN. It is stated there that officials who do not report wealth may be subject to administrative sanctions.

It's just that, he wants another deterrent effect that can be caused. Moreover, the KPK has always considered LHKPN as one way to prevent corruption.

"If we wish there was really a forced force. Because actually law enforcement is the goal, one is social engineering and the second is forced equipment," he said.

In addition, Firli also considers that the rules in Law Number 28 of 1999 should be expanded. The reason is that he sees that there are parties who are actually decisions for the state but do not have to report their wealth because they are not considered state administrators.

"There are some parties who have great power but are not included in state officials," he said.

"For example, a political party administrator. He did not enter there," continued Firli.

Even so, Firli did not want to talk much about the possibility of improving or updating the article so that officials who did not report their wealth could be dealt with. He chose to remind them to obey in reporting their assets as an effort to prevent corruption.

He said, officials can report their wealth before taking office, during office, and when leaving their positions. This is in accordance with the laws and regulations.

"There are two orders for reporting. One, carry out continuous reporting.... The next mandate is to do it before and after the term of office," explained Firli.

For information, the KPK noted that the number of officials who reported their assets until November 2022 reached 98.10 percent. During that period, there were 375,878 reports out of the total 383,147 officials required to report.

The agencies whose officials are most obedient to reporting are BUMN or BUMD with a value of 97.04 percent; judicial institutions with a value of 96.53 percent; and executive institutions as much as 93.76 percent.

While the lowest is the legislative body. The number of officials who comply with reporting their wealth is only 89.83 percent.