National Police Chief Concerning Corruption Corruption: Maximizing Corruption Eradication

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo. (Rizky- VOI)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the formation of the Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor) was an effort to maximize the prosecution of perpetrators of corruption in Indonesia.

In addition, the formation of Kortas Corruption is also a form of synergy with other agencies such as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Prosecutor's Office.

"Part of the efforts of the National Police to work together with other institutions, in this case the KPK and the prosecutor's office, to be able to optimize the eradication of criminal acts of corruption," Sigit told reporters, Friday, October 18.

Kortas Corruption is also said to be not limited to prosecution. Instead, there are prevention and education efforts.

Thus, in this way it is hoped that corrupt actions can be prevented from 'roots of grass'.

"Where in this context the Directorate of Prevention is added. Then, the Directorate of Education and the Directorate of Search and Asset Security," he said.

Moreover, this is said to be in line with the directives implemented by President Joko Widodo and Elected President Prabowo Subianto to eradicate corruption in Indonesia.

"The directive is to suppress and eradicate corruption and of course we are adjusting what he both expects, of course we can really optimize it and of course cooperate with all relevant stakeholders," said Sigit.

Meanwhile, Joko Widodo signed Presidential Regulation Number 122 of 2024 concerning the Organizational and Work Procedures of the National Police which was behind the formation of the Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) of the National Police.

In the copy file released from the Documentation and Legal Information Network page of the Ministry of State Secretariat, the Perpres was signed by President Jokowi on October 15, 2024.

Provisions related to the formation of Kortastipidkor Polri are listed in the insertion of Article 20A which states, "Korps Eradication of Corruption Crimes abbreviated as Kortastipidkor is an element of carrying out the main task of eradicating corruption under the National Police Chief."