KPK Council Asked For Clarification Of 2 Leaders Before Umbar Statement Regarding Alleged Ethical Violations

Acting (Plt) Chairman of the KPK Nawawi Pomolango (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The interim chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango regretted the KPK Supervisory Board for conveying alleged ethical violations against two deputy chairmen, Alexander Marwata and Nurul Ghufron. In fact, the examination of the two has not yet been carried out.

It is known that Alexander Marwata and Nurul Ghufron were reported for alleged ethical violations. Both are suspected of using their authority to contact litigants at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan).

Later, the KPK Council said they had pocketed evidence of conversations or chats carried out by the two leaders. One of them, is a short message between Alexander Marwata and the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi Subagyono.

"The fact is that the Council will clarify the person concerned first and then make a statement," Nawawi told reporters quoted on Monday, January 22.

He said, in addition to clarification, everything should be revealed in the ethics trial. Instead of presenting new things unilaterally obtained," said Nawawi.

Not only that, Nawawi assessed that the statement issued by the KPK Council without truth could have an impact on the condition of an institution that was not trusted by the public. So, they should help maintain conditions.

"Of course (this condition, red) will have an impact on institutions in the current situation," he said.

Meanwhile, Alexander did not want to comment much about the existence of evidence of a conversation between him and Kasdi. Instead, he laughed because he read the statement of the KPK Council.

"My comments are like this," said Dewas's statement, "I laughed back and forth," he said, equipped with a laughing emoticon.

He hoped that the KPK Council would not make statements carelessly. "I have never been asked by the Council for the truth of the report," said Alexander Marwata.

As previously reported, KPK Council Member Hardjono said the KPK Council had obtained evidence of Alex's conversation with Kasdi Subagyono while serving as Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture. He is said to have asked for help so that Klaten can get a fertilizer program.

Even so, Hardjono said there was no giving of money. In addition, this request was also canceled in the end.