Lili Pintauli Only Sentenced To Cut 40 Percent Of Basic Salary, KPK Council: No Need To Debate

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Lili Pintauli Siregar/DOK Public Relations KPK

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tumpak Hatorangan asked the public not to debate the sanctions imposed on KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar for violating the code of ethics.

Lili was given a severe sanction of cutting her basic salary by 40 percent or around Rp. 1.8 million from Rp. 4,620,000 because she was proven to have abused her authority for her personal interests and was in direct contact with the litigant, the inactive Tanjungbalai Mayor M Syahrial.

"There is no need to argue because it is the result of the assembly's deliberation in accordance with the beliefs of the KPK Supervisory Board assembly," Tumpak said in a press conference broadcast on the KPK YouTube, Monday, August 30.

Tumpak Hatorangan said that there are two options for severe sanctions that can be given to Lili, namely a 40 percent basic salary cut and requesting resignation.

It's just that based on the results of the deliberations of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Council, a 40 percent basic salary cut is appropriate.

"The assembly is of the opinion that this is the opinion of the assembly that it is sufficient that the person concerned is sanctioned with a 40 percent salary cut for 12 months," said Tumpak.

He hopes that the KPK Supervisory Board's decision against Lili will make the leadership and other KPK employees able to maintain their integrity.

"This (integrity, ed) we must maintain in order to maintain the dignity of the KPK, which has been known to have high integrity," said Tumpak.

"So we hope, of course, after this decision, fellow members of the KPK, both leaders and councils, or all existing KPK people, don't do things like this again," he added.

As previously reported, the reporter, Lili Pintauli, the former Director of PJKAKI KPK, Sujanarko, admitted that she was disappointed with the decision of the Supervisory Board. The reason is that Lili's salary is only deducted by Rp. 1.8 million from her net salary or take home pay which amounts to hundreds of millions.

He considers that the KPK Council should be able to give heavier sanctions, especially since Lili did not admit her actions.

For information, referring to Government Regulation Number 82 of 2015 concerning financial rights, protocol positions, and security protection for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission, there are different salaries and allowances between the chairman and deputy.

If it is calculated thoroughly from basic salary to various allowances, the Chairman of the KPK pocketed a salary of around Rp.123,938,500 per month. Meanwhile, the four deputy chairmen took home a salary of around Rp. 112,591,250 per month.

The following is a breakdown of the allowances received by the KPK leadership each month.

1. Basic Salary: Chairman IDR 5,040,000, Vice Chairman IDR 4,620,000.2. Position Allowance: Chairman Rp. 24,818,000, Deputy Chair Rp. 20,475,000.3. Honorary Allowance: Chairman Rp.2,396,000, Deputy Chairperson Rp.2,134,000.4. Housing Allowance: Chairman IDR 37,750,000, Deputy Chair IDR 34,900,000.5. Transportation Allowance: Chairman of Rp. 29,546,000, Vice Chairman of Rp. 27,330,000.6. Health and Life Insurance Benefits: Chairman Rp. 16,325,000, Deputy Chair Rp. 16,325,000.7. Old Age Allowance: Chairman of Rp. 8,063,500, Deputy Chair of Rp. 6,807,250.