The Government For The Finalization Of The Formation Of The KPK Leadership Candidate Pansel

Screenshot - Minister of State Secretary Pratikno

JAKARTA - The government is finalizing the formation of a selection committee for candidates for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Minister of State Secretary Pratikno explained that this was in accordance with the provisions of Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 30 of 2022 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission which mandates the term of office of the KPK leadership is four years.

"This means that the current KPK leadership will end on December 20, 2023, because the inauguration, four years ago, was December 20," said Pratikno, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 24.

The Minister of State Secretary said it was hoped that the committee for the appointed KPK leadership could start working before mid-June 2023.

Thus, the Pansel still has about six months to carry out the selection process for prospective KPK leaders.

"As with the selection experience of public officials so far, six months is enough time to find the best sons and daughters," he said.

Based on Article 21 (2) in Law Number 19 of 2019 it is stated that the composition of the KPK leadership consists of the chairman and concurrent members and four deputy chairmen and concurrent members.

Currently, the leadership of the KPK for the 2019-2023 period is Firli Bahuri as the Chair accompanied by four Deputy Chairs namely Alexander Marwata, Nawawi Pomolango, Nurul Ghufron, and Johanis Tanak.

Johanis Tanak was only inaugurated on October 28, 2022, filling the chair left by Lili Pintauli Siregar, who resigned because he was dismissed by Indonesian President Joko Widodo through Presidential Decree (Keppres) RI Number 71/P/2022 dated July 11, 2022.

Lili Pintauli Siregar was dismissed because she received gratuities in the form of luxury facilities while watching the Mandalika MotoGP and a luxury stay in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, last March from Pertamina.

The five leaders of the 2019-2023 KPK came from 10 names of Capims resulting from sieve pansel, nine candidates for KPK leadership, who served based on President Jokowi's determination on May 17, 2019.

The 2019-2023 KPK capim Pansel consisted of nine people led by Trisakti University Lecturer Yenti Ganarsih as chairman of the Pansel accompanied by four other academics, two NGO elements representatives, and two government elements.