Do The DPR Want To Susun The Official Rules That Do Not Report LHKPN Can Be Punished By The KPK?

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) cannot give punishment to officials who do not report their assets. Moreover, the rules in Law Number 28 of 1999 concerning Corruption-Free State Administrators and KKN do not regulate severe sanctions but are only administrative.

"If for example (state officials) do not report (wealth property, ed) are convicted, it means that there is a new criminalization," said KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Karyoto in a KPK RI YouTube broadcast, Saturday, December 17.

According to Karyoto, the anti-corruption commission can only punish officials who refuse to report their wealth if there are new rules.

"Of course it must be the DPR or the government that composes, the DPR will discuss and ratify," he said.

Even so, the KPK believes that administrative penalties have been applied by ministries and institutions whose officials refuse to report their assets. The State Administrators Wealth Report (LHKPN) is now also a requirement when there is a position auction.

"When a candidate is going to bid against a certain position, when not filling out the LHKPN it becomes one of the assessments as well," he said.

Previously, KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri also said that the anti-corruption commission could not do much when there were officials who did not want to report their wealth. Thus, his party is waiting for the government and the DPR's initiative to strengthen existing regulations.

"I think of course we are waiting for the right of initiative from the government and the DPR," said KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri to reporters in Jakarta, Thursday, December 15.

Firli did not deny that currently, the law regulates the obligation to report LHKPN. However, he wants other deterrent effects to be caused.

Moreover, the KPK has always considered that LHKPN is one way to prevent corruption. "If we wish there was really a forced force. Because actually law enforcement is the goal, one is social engineering and the second is forced equipment," he said.

In addition, Firli also considers that the rules in Law Number 28 of 1999 should be expanded. The reason is that he sees that there are parties who actually take part in the decision for the state but do not have to report their wealth because they are not considered state administrators.

"For example, a political party administrator. He didn't enter there," he said at the time.