Jokowi: The Constitutional Court's Decision On KPK Leadership Is Still Being Reviewed By The Coordinating Minister For Political, Legal And Security Affairs

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD is currently still reviewing and reviewing the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the extension of the term of office of the head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to five years from four years.

"Still in the study and review from the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs," said Jokowi at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 7.

President Jokowi asked the public to wait for the results of the study and review from the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs regarding the Constitutional Court's decision to extend the term of office of the KPK leadership.

"Just wait," said President Jokowi.

The Constitutional Assembly led by Constitutional Justice Anwar Usman previously stated that Article 34 of Law Number 30 of 2002 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission which originally reads, "KPK leaders hold office for four years" contrary to the 1945 Constitution so that the article does not have conditionally binding legal force.

Constitutional Justice Guntur Hamzah stated that the provisions for the four-year term of office of the KPK leadership were not only discriminatory but also unfair when compared to commissions and other independent institutions.

The term of office of the KPK leadership for five years is considered much more useful and efficient when adjusted to other independent commissions.

In addition, Constitutional Justice Arief Hidayat stated that the four-year term of office allows the same president and DPR to evaluate the KPK twice. The two-time assessment of the KPK is said to threaten the independence of the KPK.

Therefore, the authority of the president and the DPR to be able to conduct selection or recruitment of KPK leaders twice in their term of office can provide psychological burdens and conflicts of interest to KPK leaders who want to register to participate in the selection of the next KPK leadership candidates.

The Constitutional Court considers it important to equate the provisions regarding the term of office of an independent state institution, namely five years.

The judicial review was submitted by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, who sued Law Number 19 of 2019, especially Article 29 e and Article 34 of Article 28 D paragraph (1), paragraph (2), paragraph (3), and Article 28 I paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. The lawsuit is registered with number 112/PUU-XX/2022.