The Vice President Asked The Governor Of Papua Lukas Enembe To Obey The Law, Fulfill The KPK's Calls.

Vice President (Wapres) Ma'ruf Amin. (Antara)

JAKARTA - Vice President (Vice President) Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the public must obey the law. Including the Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe who has been named a suspect by the KPK.

"Everyone must obey law enforcement, and that is our commitment as a nation to comply with the law," said Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to reporters when asked about the legal case related to Lukas Enembe in Semarang, Central Java, Friday, September 23.

It is known that the KPK has again summoned Lukas Enembe for questioning as a suspect on Monday, September 26.

Previously, Lukas Enembe was absent due to illness when the KPK picked up the ball in order to conduct an examination at the Mako Brimob Polda Papua on September 12.

"I think law enforcement by the KPK, (to eradicate) corruption has a legal basis, the law exists, authority is given to the KPK as long as there is clear evidence," said the Vice President.

The Vice President emphasized that there are no exceptions in the legal process.

"I think everyone, anyone can be legally processed with clear evidence, we'll see what the process is like, it's no exception," said the Vice President.

Previously, the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD had revealed that Lukas Enembe was suspected of committing a criminal act of receiving gratuities and money laundering.

Based on the results of an analysis submitted by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), it was found that Lukas Enembe's cash deposit to a gambling casino worth US$55 million or equivalent to Rp560 billion.

That amount is an accumulation of money that is allegedly deposited by Lukas into the casino. PPATK once found in one transaction, Lukas allegedly deposited up to USD 5 million.

PPATK has blocked Lukas Enembe's account of Rp71 billion. Other corruption cases allegedly related to the Lukas Enembe case, such as operational funds for leaders, PON management, and money laundering.

However, a number of Papuans who are members of the Papuan People's Coalition staged a demonstration "Save Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe" in Jayapura City on September 20, 2022. The demonstrators asked the KPK to revoke the suspect's status against Lukas Enembe.

The KPK has emphasized that the investigations that have been carried out related to allegations of corruption in Papua are pure in the context of law enforcement without any other interests.