Former KPK Spokesperson Febri Diansyah: Whistleblower, Moreover, Corruption Cases Should Be Protected

Febri Diansyah/VOI

JAKARTA - The appointment of the former Head of Financial Affairs (Kaur) of Citemu Village, Mundu District, Cirebon Regency, Nurhayati, who is a reporter for alleged corruption of village funds as a suspect by the Cirebon Police has been in the spotlight.

One of the highlights came from former KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah. Through his Twitter account, he said that reporting alleged criminal acts, especially corruption, should be protected.

"Whistleblowers, especially corruption cases, should be protected," wrote Febri via the @febridiansyah account quoted on Tuesday, February 22.

The anti-corruption activist said a long discussion regarding Nurhayati's involvement could be carried out. However, Febri said, what should be remembered is that the reporter should be given respect and protection, not the other way around.

"We can discuss at length about whether a person can be ensnared because of a joint action (together) or he does not have the same intentions as the perpetrator," he said.

"But (but) the main point that should be understood is respect and protection for the Whistleblower," added Febri. As previously reported, the Cirebon City Police appointed the treasurer of Citemu Nurhayati Village as a suspect in village fund corruption. This determination is ensured in accordance with applicable legal rules.

In this case, the police have several times completed the case files for cases of corruption in village funds carried out by the Village Head Citemu Supriyadi, but the public prosecutor always refuses on the grounds that they are incomplete.

Furthermore, the investigation of the case was carried out and there was evidence pointing to Nurhayati. However, no evidence has yet been found of any flow of village funds into his personal pocket.

"Sister Nurhayati was investigated in depth, whether the act (with disbursement of funds, ed) was against the law or not. And from the results of the investigation that sister Nurhayati was involved in enriching brother Supriadi (so she was named a suspect, ed)," said Cirebon City Police Chief AKBP Fahri Siregar .