KPK Investigators Say The Percentage Of Wiretapping And Uncovering Corruption Cases Is Only 15 Percent

Gedung KPK (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Harun Al Rasyid said the arrest operation (OTT) did not only occur because of the wiretapping of potential corruptors. There are many other ways that can be done, even the percentage of this technique to uncover one case is only about 15 percent.

This was conveyed in response to the statement by the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Alexander Marwata, who said that the OTT occurred because the prospective corruptors who were intercepted by the anti-corruption commission made carelessness so that they could be followed by the movement.

"Trapping is only one way and since the last 10 years, wiretapping has only contributed no more than 10-15 percent of cases uncovered," Harun told reporters quoted on Thursday, August 26.

He said the silent operations usually carried out by the KPK usually started with closed investigations using various techniques and strategies such as stalking, profiling, undercover, wiretapping, informant handling, accounting forensics, and other methods. Harun said, each of these techniques can be used together or alone.

"Investigators have various ways to get evidence or instructions to dismantle and then wrap up the TO (target operations)," said Harun.

"If investigators or investigators only focus on wiretapping efforts, it will be out of date," added the employee who did not pass the National Insight Test (TWK).

As previously reported, KPK Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata said that the OTT carried out by the KPK was usually initiated by wiretapping. However, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, his party could not supervise the registered numbers because they would be overwhelmed.

So, to continue taking action against corruption, the KPK seeks to do case building or investigate existing corruption cases. "So we don't just rely on tapping devices," said Alex in a press conference broadcast on the Indonesian KPK's YouTube, Tuesday, August 23.

In addition, he also said the anti-corruption commission would look for new ways to conduct wiretapping. This is done because now prospective corruptors are getting smarter to trick the anti-corruption commission.

"Of course we have to somehow repair our tools or something, so that we can capture communication that is not only by telephone but via email and so on," he said.