In 2019 Lili Pintauli Siregar Voted 44 Votes As KPK Leaders, Next There Was Sigit Danang And Lutfi Jayadi

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) signed a presidential decree on the dismissal of KPK Deputy Chair Lili Pintauli Siregar after submitting her resignation.

Looking back at 2019, Lili was elected to be one of the KPK leaders in the voting process at the Indonesian House of Representatives on Friday, January 13, 2019. Lili was elected with 44 votes and is in fifth position out of 10 candidates who are 'competing'.

In sixth position with 16 votes is Sigit Danang Joyo. Then Lutfi Jayadi Kurniawan with 7 votes, I Nyoman Wara (0 votes), Johanes Tanak (0 votes) and Robby Arya Brata (0 votes).

In accordance with Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), it is stated that the replacement for the resigned KPK leadership is chosen from candidates for the Chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission who were not elected in the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia.

The replacement mechanism in Article 33 which contains provisions

(1) In the event of a vacancy in the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission, the President of the Republic of Indonesia shall propose a candidate for a replacement member to the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia.

(2) The replacement members as referred to in paragraph (1) shall be selected from the candidates for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission who were not elected in the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia as long as they still meet the requirements as stipulated in Article 29.

(3) Substitute members of the Corruption Eradication Commission's leadership as referred to in paragraph (1) shall continue the remaining term of office of the replaced Corruption Eradication Commission's leadership.

"President Jokowi has received Lili Pintauli Siregar's resignation letter. President Jokowi has signed the Presidential Decree on the Dismissal of the LPS," said Special Staff of the Minister of State Secretary (Mensetneg) Faldo Maldini when contacted by VOI via text message, Monday, July 11.