Head of the KPK Evaluates Access to Documents after Administrative Staff Becomes Suspect in Pemalang Regent's Ransom

Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro with other suspects/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Setyo Budiyanto will evaluate the information security system and access to case documents.

This step was taken after Setya Budi Dias Oktavianto, an administrative staff of the KPK, was named a suspect in the alleged extortion case of Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro.

Setyo said the evaluation was carried out as a step of introspection so that similar events would not happen again and affect the performance and credibility of the institution.

"Of course (evaluation, ed). This is an introspection, meaning how the data security system, the information security system that exists in the KPK so that problems that at least have a lot of influence on morale, mentally, performance are not repeated," Setyo told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, July 30.

According to Setyo, the evaluation will target all mechanisms for accessing case documents, ranging from investigators, investigators to leaders. The goal is so that case handling documents can be accessed by parties with authority.

He also proposed strengthening the digital recording system so that every access to case documents can be traced. "For example, even if you enter the administration section, there is at least a log, there is a history, there is a record of who saw it, at what time, how long it was there," said Setyo.

"So later when something goes wrong or something is not right, the leadership can track where it is stuck, where it is coming out, who then does something wrong," continued the former KPK Investigation Director.

As previously reported, the KPK has named four people related to the alleged extortion after the hand-in-hand (OTT) operation in the Jakarta and Pemalang regions. They are Pemalang Regent Anom Widiyantoro, Mohamad Haris as his trusted person, Setya Budi Dias as an administrative staff of the KPK from the National Police, and Lilik Budi Suprianto who is a private citizen and also Dias' father.

Dias is suspected of leaking information on the handling of cases at the KPK to his father, Lilik Budi Suprianto, through a short message application.

Lilik then used the information to convince Anom that he had access to the development of the case because his son worked at the KPK. Furthermore, Anom, Lilik, and Gus Haris met three times in Magelang and Semarang.

During the meeting, Lilik asked for a case management fee of Rp2 billion. Haris, however, only handed over Rp1.2 billion, which was allegedly collected from extortion of a number of regional devices and private partners in Pemalang Regency.

As a result of their actions, Anom and Haris are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e and/or Article 12B of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.

Meanwhile, Lilik and Dias are suspected of violating Article 12 letter e of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption Crimes jo Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Law Code.