This was conveyed by KPK spokesman Tessa Mahardhika when asked about the lawsuit filed by the PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto's camp to the Constitutional Court (MK) regarding the validity of the KPK leadership for the period 2024-2029.

First of all, the KPK has experience. Not only in that case but in other cases, both the sued institution and its own personnel, the procedure for the investigation is being sued," Tessa told reporters quoted on Friday, January 31.

Tessa ensures that her party is ready to face such a lawsuit. "KPK will continue to work according to its duties and functions if later the lawsuit is filed in this case most likely to the Constitutional Court," he said.

The KPK is also ready if it has to be present as the respondent after the lawsuit is filed. Although, continued Tessa, the election for the head of the anti-corruption commission was in accordance with the existing mechanism.

"As far as my knowledge is included in the legislative realm to the Pansel and others. I think that until now all products issued by the KPK can be accepted by all parties, except those that have been conveyed, yes, the KPK will face with careful preparation," said the spokesman with the investigator's background.

As previously reported, Maqdir Ismail as the attorney for the PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto said that his party would sue the validity of the KPK leadership for the period 2024-2029 to the Constitutional Court. The fifth election is considered a procedure defect.

This plan was conveyed by Maqdir when his camp filed a pretrial against the KPK at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). Hasto sued because he was named a suspect in the alleged bribery in the management of the interim replacement (PAW) for members of the DPR and the obstruction of the investigation.

"For us, the KPK leadership who was illegally appointed does not have the authority to decide or act on behalf of the KPK," said Maqdir in a written statement to VOI, Monday, January 27.

"This is what we want to test in the Constitutional Court because no institution or official at any level that is legal according to law can ignore the decision of the Constitutional Court," continued this lawyer. Maqdir considers that the current KPK leadership is the choice of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) so that it violates the rules. He argued that this was contained in the consideration of the Constitutional Court's Decision Number 112/PUUU-XX/2022.

"The formation of the Pansel for the candidate for KPK leadership and the KPK Council for the period 2024-2029 must be (conducted, red) by the elected president for the period 2024-2029, in this case by President Prabowo Subianto," he said.


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