Nurul Ghufron Ensures That He Will Attend Tomorrow's Ethics Decision Session

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, at the KPK's Red and White Building, South Jakarta, Thursday, April 2. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nurul Ghufron confirmed that he would attend the ethics decision trial involving him. The reading will be carried out by the Supervisory Board on Friday, September 6.

"God willing, it will be present (the ethical trial decision, ed)," said Ghufron when confirmed by reporters, Thursday, September 5.

Meanwhile, KPK Supervisory Board member Syamsuddin Haris said the ethics trial would continue with the presence or absence of Ghufron. They just need to read out the verdict regarding the alleged abuse of authority.

"Mr. NG is present or not present, the trial for reading the verdict of alleged ethical violations for those concerned continues," he said when contacted separately.

Previously reported, the Administrative Court rejected the lawsuit filed by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Nurul Ghufron, regarding the ethics process of the KPK Supervisory Board. Decision Number 142/G/TF/2024/PTUN.JKT was knocked by Irvan Mawardi as the Chief Judge and two member judges, namely Yuliant Prajaghupta and Ganda Kurniawan.

"Declare that the plaintiff's lawsuit is unacceptable," was quoted as saying from the Jakarta Administrative Court Case Investigation Information System (SIPP), Tuesday, September 3.

Ghufron had to undergo an ethical process after helping mutations at the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan). The employee he helped was the son-in-law of a friend.

Apart from the Administrative Court, the Supreme Court (MA) has also rejected a lawsuit related to the Regulation of the Supervisory Board (Perdewas). This decision was made on August 12.

The verdict rejects the application for objection to the right to judicial review (HUM), "as quoted from the website kepaniteraan.makamahagung.go.id on Monday, August 19.

Ghufron's lawsuit is registered with case number: 26P/HUM/2024. The type of state administration case (TUN) and tried by the Chairman of the Assembly Irfan Fachruddin and his two members, Lulik Tri Cahyaningrum and Bright Bangun.