Answering The Viral Message 'Belay Screen,' Johanis Tanak KPK: It Helps Correction To Business Law Agreements

Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johanis Tanak opened his voice in response to a short message from him to the Acting Director General of Mineral and Coal Idris Froyoto Siites. This message was spread on Twitter social media and uploaded by the account, @dimdim0783. There are two message slides displayed by the uploader with the caption 'Be careful #PimpinanBusuk, people's eyes and ears are everywhere!! PART 1," wrote the account quoted by VOI, Wednesday, April 12 evening. Johanis Tanak admitted that he had been friends with Idris Sihite for a long time. And the message was sent before he served at the KPK. The context of the conversation with Idris Sihite about the work when the person concerned retired from the prosecutor's office. "I contacted him because I was just before retirement, how many months left for me to retire. If I continue to retire, what should I do, so how can there be new activities," said Tanak when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, April 12 evening. Tanak also explained the intention of playing behind the scenes as stated in the message circulating. It has nothing to do with the KPK. "That I have no other intention behind the scenes because I am active at the prosecutor's office in a few months and retire, so I can have activities when I retire," "That's why I said, who knows Pak Idris has a job that I can do. I will leave it to my friends. I will help correct the agreement related to business law. The concept of a private company's agreement or advice," said Tanak. For information, Johanis Tanak's name was in the spotlight after the Twitter account @dimdim0783 uploaded a short message he sent. There are several screenshots, one of which is discussing work and there are sentences 'behind the screen'. The message was sent by Johanis on October 19, 2022. Meanwhile, Johanis was appointed as Deputy Chair of the KPK replacing Lili who resigned on October 28, 2022. The contents of the Tanak message can be seen on this slide: Twitter : @dimdim0783 Twitter: @dimdim0783