Firli Still Receives 75 Percent Salary As Chairman Of The KPK Even Though He Was Temporarily Dismissed

Former KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The inactive KPK chairman Firli Bahuri still gets 75 percent of his salary even though he has been temporarily dismissed by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

It is known that President Jokowi has signed Presidential Decree (Keppres) for the temporary dismissal of Firli. He was dismissed for being a suspect in alleged extortion or receiving gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo and his case was handled by Polda Metro Jaya.

"Because he has become a suspect, Firli's income is deducted by 25 percent, meaning that he still receives 75 percent even though he is inactive," said former KPK investigator Yudi Purnomo as quoted from his social media account, Wednesday, November 29.

Yudi's statement is based on Government Regulation (PP) of Government Regulation (PP) Number 29 of 2006 concerning Financial Rights, Protocol Positions, and Protection of KPK Leaderships. Mentioned in Article 7 of the regulation, 75 percent of the income Firli received in the form of basic salary, position allowances, and honorary allowances every month.

"For the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission who are suspects as referred to in paragraph (1), 75 percent of the income is given," the article was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, based on PP Number 82 Number 2015 concerning the Second Amendment to PP 29 of 2006, Firli's salary as Chairman of the KPK is Rp. 5,040,000; the position allowance is Rp. 24,818,000; and the honorary allowance is Rp. 2,396,000.

He also received a housing allowance of IDR 37,750,000; transportation allowance of IDR 29,546,000; health and life insurance allowance of IDR 16,325,000; and old age allowance of IDR 8,063,500.

In total, Firli gets Rp123,938,500 every month when he serves as chairman of the anti-corruption commission. The housing and transportation allowances are received in cash.

Previously reported, Firli Bahuri was officially named a suspect based on the results of the case title conducted on Wednesday, November 22. Polda Metro Jaya suspects that he was involved in extortion and receiving gratuities.

Several pieces of evidence that became the basis for determining the suspect were foreign exchange documents worth Rp7.4 billion. Then, there were also the results of the extraction of 21 cellphones.

In the case of alleged extortion and acceptance of gratuities, Firli was charged with Article 12e, 12B or Article 11 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the eradication of corruption in conjunction with Article 65 of the Criminal Code. Firli is threatened with life imprisonment.