MAKI Considers The Decision Of The Corruption Eradication Committee Against Lili Pintauli Siregar To Be Inconclusive

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Lili Pintauli Siregar. Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the KPK, Lili Pantauli Siregar, was found guilty in the case of Tanjung Balai Mayor, M Syahrial. Lili is considered to have a personal interest and is in direct contact with the litigants.

Responding to the statement of the KPK Council when holding a press conference, Monday 30 August, the MAKI (Indonesian Anti-Corruption Society) Coordinator, Boyamin Saiman, gave his appreciation to the KPK Council.

"Respect the decision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Council which states that Lili Pintauli Siregar is guilty of violating a severe code of ethics and is sanctioned with a 40% salary cut for 12 months. The Council's decision is a process that has been carried out based on Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Revision of the KPK Law", Boyamin explained to VOI, Monday, August 30.

However, MAKI assesses that the KPK Council's decision has not fulfilled the sense of justice. According to Boyamin, the sanction of a request to resign is more appropriate.

"The decision of the Corruption Eradication Committee is felt to have not fulfilled the public's sense of justice because the penalty should be a request to resign, the layman's language is the dismissal", Boyamin said.

MAKI asked Lili Pintauli Siregar to resign from her position for the good of the KPK and for the sake of eradicating corruption and for the good of the Republic of Indonesia.

"Lili Pintauli Siregar's resignation is to protect the honor of the KPK because if she doesn't resign, the defects or stains due to her actions will always hold the KPK hostage so it will be difficult to eradicate corruption", Boyamin continued.

Regarding MAKI's plan to report Lili Pintauli to the Criminal Investigation Unit at the National Police Headquarters, Boyamin said his party would investigate further.

"The option of reporting this case to the Criminal Investigation Unit is based on an alleged act of which Article 36 of the KPK Law is still being studied based on the decision of the KPK Council which has just been read out", concluded Boyamin.

Previously, Novel Baswedan and former Director of PJKAKI KPK, Sujanarko, and investigator Rizka Anungnata reported Lili Pintauli Siregar for violating ethics by contacting the inactive Tanjung Balai Mayor M Syahrial and informing him of the handling of the alleged corruption case that ensnared him, namely the sale and purchase of positions in the Tanjung Balai City Government.

Not only that, Lili is said to have used her position as the head of the KPK to pressure the inactive Mayor of Tanjungbalai M Syahrial. This was done to settle the staffing affairs of his sister-in-law, Ruri Prihatini Lubis, at the Tirta Kualo Tanjungbalai Drinking Water Company.