Before Arresting Lukas Enembe, The KPK Asked For Permission From The Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs Mahfud MD

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

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri apparently met with the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD before arresting Papua Governor Lukas Enembe. The meeting was held on January 5. Mahfud said, at that time Firli consulted about the arrest of Lukas. After that, the team arrested the suspect in the alleged bribery and gratuity on Tuesday, January 10. "After consulting with me, discussing with me, (the meeting, ed) on January 5, 2023 afternoon, it was decided that Lukas Enembe was arrested while still paying full attention to the protection of human rights," Mahfud told reporters at his office, Wednesday, January 11. Mahfud said this arrest was previously delayed because Lukas was claimed to be sick. Thus, the KPK relented because based on the laws and regulations a sick person should not be questioned, let alone detained. "But after that it turned out that Lukas was doing activities like he was not sick.committing buildings and various other activities," he said. The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) also confirmed that the suspect's rights had been given by the KPK to Lukas. In addition, the anti-corruption commission is ready to take the suspect to the hospital if he has to undergo treatment or be treated. "Even if you have to go abroad because, for example, expertise exists in Singapore, the government can also deliver and escort. You can't go alone," he said. With this condition, Mahfud asked that no steps of unrest be caused by providing support to Lukas. Moreover, the arrests made by the KPK were purely a law enforcement process. Moreover, the law enforcement efforts carried out by the anti-corruption commission did not only stop at Lukas. "Don't take destructive steps. Because this is purely law enforcement (law, ed)," said Mahfud. Lukas Enembe was finally taken to Jakarta on Tuesday, January 10 and arrived at around 20.45. He was arrested during lunch at a restaurant in Papua. The KPK revealed that the arrests were made because Lukas was suspected of trying to escape abroad. Thus, the team moved to hunt him down after monitoring his health first because he was claimed to be seriously ill by his attorney. Previously, Lukas Enembe had been officially announced as a suspect by the KPK on Thursday, January 5. The announcement was made at the same time as the determination and detention of the Director of PT Tabi Bangun Papua Rijantono Lakka. In this case, it is suspected that Rijantono could get a project because he colluded with several officials and Lukas Enembe before the project auction started. Communication is believed to be accompanied by the provision of bribes. The agreement in the partnership between Rijantono, Lukas and other officials in Papua is to provide a fee of 14 percent of the contract value. Fee must be free from tax reduction. At least, there are three projects that Rijantono got for this evil consensus. The first is the improvement of the Entro-Hamadi Road with a project value of Rp. 14.8 billion. Then, the rehabilitation of facilities and infrastructure supporting PAUD Integration with a project value of IDR 13.3 billion. Finally, the venue environmental planning project developed outdoor AURI with a project value of IDR 12.9 billion. After the project was won, Rijantono handed over Rp1 billion to Lukas. In addition, Lukas is also suspected of receiving gratuities of up to billions of rupiah.