Denying There Is A Meeting, Jokowi Surprised Agus Raharjo Reveals Now: What's His Interest?

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) (Doc: State Secretariat)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo responded to the statement of former KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo who said he was angry and asked to stop handling the e-KTP corruption case that ensnared Setya Novanto.

Jokowi questioned the purpose of the former chairman of the KPK for the 2015-2019 period.

"Then why is it enlivened, what interests are enlivened, for what purposes?" said Jokowi at the State Palace, Monday, December 4.

According to him, the matter had been openly conveyed in November 2017. Jokowi stated that he had asked Setya Novanto to follow the legal process.

"I conveyed that at that time Pak Novanto, Mr. Setya Novanto, followed the existing legal process," he explained.

"Secondly, the evidence is that the legal process is running, the third is Mr. Setya Novanto who has been sentenced to a severe sentence of 15 years," Jokowi continued.

In fact, when questioned further whether there was a meeting with Agus Rahardjo, the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia denied it. In fact, it is inviting him to self-examine at the State Secretariat (Setneg).

"I told me to check for how many tens of meetings a day. I told him to check at the State Secretariat that there was no agenda in the State Secretariat. Please check it again," Jokowi emphasized.

Agus Rahardjo had bluntly revealed that he had been summoned by Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta. It was later discovered that he was asked to stop the corruption case in the procurement of e-KTP which dragged former DPR Speaker Setya Novanto.

In Kompas TV's YouTube show, Agus said he had never revealed this incident. Initially, Rosiana Silalahi as the host asked whether or not the KPK's efforts were used as power tools and Agus said that he had been summoned alone before Jokowi when the investigation into the e-KTP corruption case was carried out.

"When my e-KTP case was summoned alone by the President and at that time accompanied by Mr. Pratikno (Minister of State Secretary). I am surprised that I usually call the five of them alone," Agus said in a broadcast quoted on Friday, December 1.

His arrival also seemed quiet because Agus did not pass in front of the reporters' room. "But through the door near the small mosque," he said.

When he entered the room, Agus found that President Jokowi had gone berserk.

"The president is angry, he wants it, because I just entered he has shouted'stop'. I wonder what was stopped," said Agus.

After he sat down, Agus finally received an explanation of Jokowi's statement that he was stopping the e-KTP case that dragged the name of Setya Novanto, who served as Chairman of the DPR. However, Agus Rahardjo said this could not be done because the investigation warrant (sprindik) had been issued.

"Sprindik itu, karena KPK tidak punya SP3 (Surat Pemberhentikan Penyidikan Perkara) tidak mungkin saya dihentikan, saya cancelkan," ujarnya.

Agus admitted that he did not care about President Jokowi's tantrum. He continued because when the KPK Law had not been revised, this institution was not directly under the head of state.

Agus also said that President Jokowi asked about the case file which he said had been issued, namely sprindik.

"The President also asked the Minister of State Secretary, Mr. Pratik, what is sprindik anyway?" he said imitating Jokowi's statement. "So it happened at that time," he continued.