KPK Called Strange Bin Ajaib, NasDem: Why Was Cak Imin Not Examined 2012

Chairman of the Nasdem Party DPP Effendy Choirie or Gus Choi (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Nasdem Party DPP Effendy Choirie or commonly called Gus Choi gave a strong reaction to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which will summon the General Chairperson of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin regarding the alleged corruption case.

Gus Choi assessed that the KPK leadership is now not of high quality because it is suspected that it has become a political tool to tackle certain parties.

"If Cak Imin is wrong, why hasn't it been processed since 2012? Why is it only now? The KPK is a law enforcer or a political tool? The current KPK leadership is really not of quality," said Gus Choi Wednesday, September 6.

Gus Choi assessed that the KPK is currently strange and magical. The reason is, every time a candidate for leader appears that is different, he always wants to be tackled, such as reading President Anies Baswedan who was previously about to be tackled. Now it's Cak Imin's turn after being declared as Anies Baswedan's vice president.

"In the future, we want to have a professional KPK leader, law enforcers eradicate corruption, not KPK leaders who are political tools for certain groups that always eradicate the nation's leaders," said Gus Choi.

It is known that the Corruption Eradication Commission or the KPK has accelerated the summons for an examination of the General Chairperson of the PKB, Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin. The former Minister of Manpower and Transmigration (Menakertrans) will be examined as a witness in the alleged corruption case at the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday.

Previously, Cak Imin was scheduled to be examined as a witness in the alleged corruption case of the Indonesian labor protection system (TKI) project at the Ministry of Manpower in 2012, Tuesday.

However, Cak Imin did not fulfill the KPK's summons at that time on the grounds of another agenda. In a letter submitted to the investigative team, Cak Imin requested that his examination be postponed or rescheduled on Thursday 7 September.

The KPK will investigate allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Manpower through the examination of Cak Imin as a witness. Cak Imin's statement was needed to thoroughly reveal the corruption case at the Ministry of Manpower.

"In the examination later, investigators will certainly seek information and knowledge from witnesses regarding the alleged corruption case, so that it will make clear the construction of the case," said the Head of the KPK News Section, Ali Fikri.

For information, the KPK stated that when there was a criminal act of corruption, the TKI protection system project at the Ministry of Manpower in 2012 or when Cak Imin served as transmigration.