Meeting The KPK Leaders, Coordinating Minister Yusril Discussed The Asset Confiscation Bill To Capim

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Human Rights, Imipas Yusril Ihza Mahendra, when receiving a visit from the head of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), in Jakarta, Thursday (7/11/2024). (doc Kemenko Kumham Imipas)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections (Kumham Ipas) Yusril Ihza Mahendra held a closed meeting with the Temporary Chairperson of the KPK Nawawi Pomolango and Deputy Chairpersons of the KPK Nurul Ghufron and Johanis Tanak on Thursday, November 7 yesterday. A number of discussions were held at the meeting.

"This meeting was really a gathering and exchanged ideas because we realized and respected the KPK as an independent institution in eradicating corruption in this country which should not be intervened by the government," said Yusril as quoted from a written statement, Friday, November 8.

Yusril said this meeting discussed strengthening criminal law regulations to eradicate corruption. Including the matter of the Asset Confiscation Bill (RUU).

Nawawi is said to have asked the government Prabowo Subianto's attitude towards the regulation. Responding to this, Yusril said that the withdrawal of the draft law proposed during the leadership of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would not be carried out.

It's just that, after studying this law, it is a novelty. So far, we only know the confiscation in the process of investigation and confiscation of property or evidence as outlined in the court's decision," he said.

So that in the future, the formulation of this law must be carried out carefully and do not violate human rights. Experts and the public, said Yusril, can later participate in providing input in public hearings (RDPU) at the DPR RI.

Furthermore, Yusril also mentioned that the discussion of the leadership candidate (capim) and the supervisory board of the anti-corruption commission was held at the meeting. The KPK leaders are said to have asked the names that have been submitted to the DPR RI by President Jokowi before stepping down but have not been discussed until now.

Responding to this, Yusril said the names of 10 candidates for the leadership and supervisory board of the KPK that had been submitted to the DPR RI would not be withdrawn by Prabowo. The President's letter (Surpres) to answer letters from parliament has been sent.

"DPRs are allowed to process these names to choose five names to be determined by the President," he said.

"This is a middle ground so that Article 30 of the KPK Law is obeyed and the Constitutional Court's decision is also obeyed. This middle way, God willing, can overcome the possibility of a vaccine from the KPK leadership which will soon end at the end of December," concluded Yusril.