DPR Asked Not To Repeat Errors In Selecting Troubled KPK Leaders

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JAKARTA - Commission III of the DPR RI was asked not to repeat its mistakes when choosing the leadership and supervisory board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). This is because all of these figures will later take a role in efforts to eradicate the riot for the next five years.

This was conveyed by Zaenur Rohman as a researcher at the UGM Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (Pukat) in response to the holding of a fit and proper test capim and a candidate for the KPK supervisory board starting today, Monday, November 18.

"The DPR for the 2024-2029 period should not repeat the mistakes made by the DPR 2019-2024. What was wrong with the DPR in the past, last period? In my opinion, it is choosing KPK leaders who have problems from the start, be it legal problems or ethical problems," Zaenur told reporters, Monday, November 18.

Zaenur said that one of the failed products of the DPR RI was former KPK chairman Firli Bahuri who resigned because he was caught in a extortion case at Polda Metro Jaya. According to him, this name is believed to have committed violations when leading.

This is because he had violated ethics when he served as Deputy for Enforcement. However, Firli was elected in 2019 as chairman and many rejected it because it was believed that he would repeat his mistake.

"So, Zaenur hopes that this kind of incident will not be repeated by the DPR RI. Predictively, people who have a history of committing violations will repeat violations much bigger because they are given power as Chairman of the KPK with enormous power," he said.

"Well, of course this should be a special note for the DPR for this period when doing a fit and proper test, which is not to give opportunities to people who have ethical or legal disabilities," continued Zaenur.

Furthermore, the fit and proper for the current leadership and supervisory board candidates could be a reflection of the DPR RI on the current condition of the KPK. The existing problem, Zaenur said, could be resolved if the elected figure was free from interest and clean.

Then the KPK must also be free from the political agenda. "The KPK should be allowed to become a clean and independent state institution," said Zaenur.

"In my opinion, the third thing that needs to be paid attention to from the leadership of the DPR and its members is in choosing the leadership of the KPK and this supervisory board must be really observant for once again there must be a target that must be achieved by the KPK in the next five years," he concluded.