Elected KPK Leaders And Councils No Civilians, Commission III: No Rules Must Be Needed

Member Of Commission III Of The House Of Representatives Nasir Djamil/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR from the PKS faction, Nasir Djamil, responded to the absence of representatives from civilians as leaders and supervisory board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) elected for the period 2024-2029.

According to Nasir, there are no rules that require the leadership elements to represent the civil society organization (CSO).

As is known, Commission III of the DPR has appointed 5 new candidates for the KPK leadership. They are Setyo Budianto (Irjen Kementan), Johanis Tanak (Deputy Chairperson of the KPK for the 2019-2024 period), Fitroh Rohcahyanto (ex-Director of Prosecution of the KPK), Agus Joko Pramono (Deputy Chairperson of the BPK for the 2019-2023 period), and Ibnu Basuki Widodo (Hakim of the Manado High Court).

"So the five people, two prosecutors, one judge then the auditor and the police, so CSO friends are not represented. Because there are no rules that require that," said Nasir, Thursday, November 21.

Nasir said that the KPK Law did not mandate the KPK leadership to accommodate representatives from, for example, law enforcement institutions or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and so on. "So just leave it to those who select, both in the government and in the DPR," he said.

Likewise, the KPK Council, which is mostly filled by law enforcers. Nasir said that the Council who took part in the fit and proper test in the DPR had been tested by the Pansel.

The elected KPK Supervisory Board, namely, Benny Jozua Mamoto (eks Ketua Harian Kompolnas), Chisca Mirawati (Member of the Foreign Bank Association), Wisnu Baroto (Staf Expert Attorney General for General Crimes), Gus Rizal (Chairman of the Banjarmasin High Court), and Sumpeno (Judge of the Jakarta High Court).

"Yes, actually there are judges, not all of them are law enforcers. (But) At least they already have the same knowledge, so this is actually an advantage, because the KPK and Dewas Capims are tested together with the Pansel. So together they are tested and selected, not separated, so in the end, it is hoped that they will no longer have a gap to be together," said Nasir.

"So this is a positive side so that the KPK Dewas and (leaders) are no longer two different entities. So they are actually one, one in the KPK building, one is a KPK, one is supervising, one is monitored. So don't let the council feel that they are not part of the KPK, they are one is called the KPK, but the function is Dewas, the other is to carry out institutional governance," he explained.