KPK Calls Corruptors Smarter, Ex Investigators Remind The Importance Of Quality Improvement

KPK/DOK ANTARA/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat

JAKARTA - Former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Yudi Purnomo said that corruption perpetrators have a tendency to try one step further from law enforcement officials. This condition makes the KPK should continue to improve its quality.

This was conveyed by Yudi in response to the statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Alexander Marwata, who said that hand arrest operations (OTT) were rarely carried out because corruptors were getting smarter. He said, criminals will definitely have many ways to carry out their actions.

"Criminals will try to take a step further from law enforcement to outsmart the ways of corruption they commit so as not to be arrested by the KPK. So of course law enforcers must learn to anticipate corruptors' movements and strategies," Yudi told reporters, Thursday, April 4.

"The trick is to improve the quality of the knowledge of KPK employees and also upgrade the IT system. That's as easy as that," he continued.

Yudi assessed that this step was more appropriate for the anti-corruption commission than saying that corruptors are now smarter to find it difficult to catch. This is because the KPK has handled various high-level cases, such as mega-corruption in the procurement of electronic ID cards or e-KTPs.

Apart from the matter of quality, Yudi emphasized that what must be improved is the integrity of the leadership and its employees. "Instead of arguing, it is better for the KPK to self-introspect on their declining performance," he said.

Deputy Chairman of the KPK, Alexander Marwata, previously said that many had studied the pattern of hand arrest operations (OTT). He even said that many litigants were starting to realize that their cellphones were tapped.

"As for OTT, I actually say that people are learning more and more how the KPK conducts OTT," Alexander said in a discussion on 'Eradication of Corruption: Reflection and Hope' at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, April 2.