93 KPK Employees Will Be Tried For Ethics Dewas Because Of The Extortion Case Of Detention Center

KPK (ANTARA) building

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board (Dewas) of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will hear the ethics of 93 anti-corruption commission employees related to allegations of illegal levies at detention centers. The trial is said to be held next week.

"Pungli already wants a trial (eth, ed). (There are many who are tried, ed) yes, 93 people if I'm not mistaken," said KPK Supervisory Board member Albertina Ho to reporters at the ACLC KPK Building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Thursday, January 11.

Dozens of people were not identified by Albertina. However, he said the value of extortion found by the KPK Council turned out to be more than Rp. 4 billion.

"But for that value, the punishment is clear. If we are ethical, there are values too, but we are too involved in value problems," he said.

As previously reported, the KPK Supervisory Board found allegations of illegal levies at the KPK Detention Center. The value is fantastic to reach Rp4 billion and has been carried out since December 2021-March 2022.

This extortion is suspected to have occurred at the KPK's Red and White Detention Center. Criminal investigations and current ethics are being carried out.

The KPK is still investigating this case. In fact, the occupants of the detention center have been questioned.