OTT Ex-Prosecutor Becomes the Gateway to Internal Reform of the Attorney General's Office

Photo Caption: Illustration of the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung).(Ist)

Head of the ICW Legal and Investigation Division, Wana Alamsyah, said that the OTT of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against prosecutors in Banten and Hulu Sungai Utara was a momentum for the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) to carry out internal reforms.

"With the OTT carried out by the KPK against prosecutors, it should be a gateway for the Attorney General's Office to carry out internal institutional reforms," he said in a written statement, Sunday, December 21.

He assessed that the decision of the Attorney General's Office to accept the transfer of the OTT case of a prosecutor in Banten from the KPK showed a lack of commitment to eradicating corruption among law enforcement officers. Because, the fact that a prosecutor was arrested proves that the supervisory function carried out internally is not running well.

"In fact, internal oversight functions are important to carry out to ensure that the work of law enforcement by the Attorney General's Office is carried out properly," he continued.

Wana said, the ICW data revealed that from 2006 to 2025, there were 45 prosecutors who were arrested for involvement in corruption cases, 13 of whom were arrested by the KPK. Since ST Burhanuddin took office as Attorney General in 2019, he said, seven prosecutors had been arrested due to corruption cases, which showed an indication of the failure of reform at the Attorney General's Office.

Furthermore, he is concerned about the potential for conflicts of interest given that several previous KPK leaders worked as prosecutors. This was seen when the KPK handed over the OTT file to the Attorney General's Office, even though the KPK has the authority to handle corruption involving law enforcement officials in accordance with Article 11 paragraph (1) letter a of the KPK Law.

According to Wana, the lack of transparency in handling cases has the potential to open transactional practices between law enforcement officers and suspects, which could lead to extortion or an illegal agreement to stop the legal process.

"The handling of corruption cases by the Attorney General's Office can create conflicts of interest and potentially localize cases. It is important to understand that OTT is an initial step to be able to develop cases, which potentially involve other actors," he said.

He emphasized that the Constitutional Court (MK) Decision Number 15/PUU-XXIII/2025 had stated that if the prosecutor's personnel were caught in the act of committing a crime, the legal process could continue without the Attorney General's permission.

"Therefore, the transfer of corruption cases involving prosecutors to the Attorney General's Office should be questioned, because it has the potential to reflect the weakness of the role and courage of the KPK in taking action against corruption involving APH," concluded Wana.

As is known, the KPK carried out OTT in North Hulu Sungai Regency, South Kalimantan, on December 18, 2025, and arrested six people including the Head of the North Hulu Sungai District Court, Albertinus Parlinggoman Napitupulu, and the Head of the Intelligence Section of the North Hulu Sungai District Court, Asis Budianto.

Meanwhile, the OTT in Banten is related to alleged extortion carried out by a prosecutor together with a legal advisor and translator against South Korean citizens. The OTT was carried out by the KPK in Banten and Jakarta on December 17-18, 2025. Then the KPK decided to hand over the case file and the evidence to the Attorney General's Office.