President Jokowi Called Will Submit 2 Names Of Candidates For KPK Leadership To DPR

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

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would submit two names to the DPR RI to fill the position of one led by the anti-corruption commission. They were submitted from the list of candidates for leadership (capim) who had not previously passed. This was conveyed by Ghufron when explaining the mechanism for replacing the KPK leadership after Firli was officially dismissed through the Presidential Decree (Keppres) signed by Jokowi. Fielding one leader for the KPK leadership to five people by way the president proposed two people from the 10 KPK leaders who were not elected to the DPR," said Ghufron to reporters quoted on Tuesday, January 2. Furthermore, the DPR will determine one of the two names. The names will then be shaken along with four other KPK leaders who are still in office, said Ghufron. The selection of the definitive KPK Chairperson after the position of KPK leadership becomes five through the above process,'' he said. Then the DPR will choose one of the five leaders to become chairman,'' continued Ghufron. Then, President Jokowi officially dismissed Firli Bahuri as Chairman of the KPK through Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 129/P of 2023. The signing was carried out on Thursday night, December 28. This process occurred amid the investigation of allegations of extortion or acceptance of gratuities handled by Polda Metro Jaya. There are three things that underlie the issuance of the Presidential Decree. First, Firli has written down to state his resignation from his position. Then, President Jokowi also paid attention to the Decision of the KPK Supervisory Board Number 03/DEWAN PENAS/ETIK/12/2023 which was read out on Wednesday, December 27.

In it, it is stated that Firli committed three ethical violations, one of which was meeting with former Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo. The KPK Supervisory Board decided the meeting as a serious violation so that President Jokowi was recommended to dismiss Firli. Finally, Presidential Decree was signed by President Jokowi because it refers to Article 32 of the KPK Law Number 19 of 2019.