There Were No Riots When Lukas Enembe Was Examined In Jayapura, The KPK Gave Community Appreciation

The team meeting from the KPK and IDI with Lukas Enembe at the residence of the Governor of Papua in Jayapura (doc VOI-Ist)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) appreciates people who remain conducive during the examination of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe in Jayapura. They have supported efforts to eradicate corruption. "KPK appreciates the Papuan people who welcome and support efforts to eradicate corruption," said Head of the KPK News Section Ali Fikri in a written statement, Friday, November 4. Ali said the investigation into the alleged corruption that ensnared Lukas must be carried out and given support. This step is considered as one way to improve the welfare of the people in Papua. "Our arrival to Papua is a form of serious efforts by the KPK to resolve this case," he said. Furthermore, Ali ensured that the team's presence with KPK Chairman Firli Bahuri in Jayapura was in accordance with the rules. He also emphasized that the meeting was held openly and nothing was hidden. "The leadership's participation in these activities is of course in the context of implementing the main tasks of the KPK's function as applicable law," he said. "This activity is carried out in an open place and can be witnessed directly by various parties and even then published to the public," continued Ali. As previously reported, Firli Bahuri together with a team of KPK doctors and the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (PB IDI) and investigators met with Lukas Enembe on Thursday, November 3. An examination related to the alleged corruption carried out by Lukas has also been carried out. However, the examination was immediately completed because of Lukas' health. At that time, he was sick and his condition had been examined by a team of doctors. The presence of the KPK to Jayapura can be highlighted. One of them came from a former KPK employee who was a member of the Indonesia Calling (IM) 57+ Institute who assessed that there was special treatment from the anti-corruption commission on Lukas. "Why is Lukas Enembe not treated the same as the other suspects who were absent and were not willing to come even though they had been summoned many times by the KPK," Praswad told reporters, Friday, November 4. Praswad assessed that this action was not in accordance with the principles and code of ethics of the KPK, one of which was treating all Indonesian citizens equally before the law. In fact, this treatment can be a bad precedent. He said, it is not impossible that the way Lukas will be followed by other suspects. They could have reasoned, even asked the head of the anti-corruption commission to meet them to lobby.