The KPK Council Will Negotiate Further Steps If Nurul Ghufron Does Not Attend The Ethics Session

KPK Supervisory Board Member Albertina Ho/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that the trial of alleged ethical violations that ensnared the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, will be held on Thursday, May 2. The postponement will not be carried out even though a lawsuit has been filed at the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

"Yes, we plan a trial on May 2. We'll see," said KPK Supervisory Board member Albertina Ho to reporters at the ACLC KPK building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Tuesday, April 30.

Albertina said the lawsuit filed by Ghufron against the KPK Council would not have an effect. "If he doesn't come, the panel will negotiate what kind of action will be (actions will follow up, ed)," he said.

Later, in the ethics trial, a number of related parties will be questioned. They include the former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture Kasdi.

"Yes, witnesses (will be summoned on May 2, ed)," said Albertina briefly.

As previously reported, the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, will be tried for ethics because he is suspected of communicating with the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) regarding employee mutations. The KPK Council decided that the trial would be held because it had a number of evidences.

They have also clarified a number of parties, including former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

Meanwhile, Ghufron reported KPK Council Member Albertina Ho to the KPK Supervisory Board in the midst of investigating the alleged ethical violation. He also sued the KPK Supervisory Board to the State Administrative Court (PTUN).

The report against Albertina was carried out because he coordinated with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to investigate allegations of ethical violations by the prosecutor with the initials IT who extorted judges of up to Rp3 billion. Meanwhile, the lawsuit to the Administrative Court was filed because the KPK Council was deemed not entitled to investigate the alleged ethics because it had expired.