Firli Bahuri's Action, KPK Insecure Makes Corruption Prevention Events Scream Honestly It's Great

KPK interim Chairman Nawawi Pomolango with Deputy Chair Alexander Marwata and Nurul Ghufron/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The interim chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango admitted that he was inferior to holding an event related to preventing corruption. Moreover, after Firli Bahuri was temporarily dismissed because he was a suspect in the alleged extortion or acceptance of gratuities from former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo. Nawawi even questioned whether anyone would want to hear the KPK talking about preventing corruption. This was conveyed when filling the 2023 Anti-Corruption Education Coordination Meeting, Thursday, November 30. "With an unfavorable season, I asked the Deputy (in the field of education and community participation, ed), 'Is there still anyone who comes to our event?' Don't just shout 'honestly it', but, we are not honest with the existing situation," said Nawawi at the Bidakara Hotel, South Jakarta. Nawawi said Firli's attitude was contrary to the KPK's efforts to increase public integrity through anti-corruption education. In fact, because of this incident he had evaluated the schedule for prevention and education activities. "I ask the deputies, including the Dikpermas, to re-evaluate the active field activities that must continue to be carried out at the end of this year and or there are activities that must be held first," he said. However, his subordinates asked not all anti-corruption education agendas to be postponed. The KPK wants the Rasuah prevention event related to village funds in East Kalimantan, and the 2023 Anti-Corruption Education Coordination Meeting at the Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta, to continue. "I agree to continue carrying out this activity (The 2023 Anti-Corruption Education Reconas), but with a guarantee from the Deputy and his staff that this activity will be attended at least ten people, thank God," said Nawawi. "Today I was shown a scene like this. I don't know where to thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for attending the Corruption Eradication Commission program," he continued. 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.