Ex-Corruptor Candidates Should Not Be Closed Information

ILLUSTRATION OF DOK VOI

JAKARTA - Constitutional law expert Bivitri Susanti said that legislative candidates who are former convicts in corruption cases must be revealed to the public. Do not let their track record be unknown.

"There should be sufficient information. It should not be covered up at all and even have to be exaggerated about the track record of each legislative candidate," said Bivitri in an online discussion broadcast on YouTube, Wednesday, August 30.

Bivitri said that the public must know which legislative candidates were ever caught in a corruption case until they were decided in court. Because, they have the potential to repeat their actions when they return to power.

"Because don't forget that the potential for repeated corrupt behavior is very large when a person is allowed to re-tighten power," he said.

"Corruption is stealing but with power, well, we want to give him more power," continued Bivitri.

Not only that, this potential corruption is very likely because former corrupt convicts know how to take advantage of vulnerabilities. So, they can try again in a way that has not been caught.

"Later, those who will be harmed again, of course, we as the public should no longer get legislative members who have committed corruption," said Bivitri.

As previously reported, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) revealed that there were 15 legislative candidates running in the 2024 Legislative Election. This finding only came from the DPR cluster.

The following are the names of 15 former convicts of corruption cases who will become legislative candidates based on ICW's findings. Nine of them are members of the DPR's leg.

1. Abdullah Puteh (number 1 - Nasdem), electoral district (dapil) Aceh II. Former corruption convict in the case of purchasing two helicopters while serving as governor of Aceh.

2. Rahudman Harahap ( serial number 4 - Nasdem), electoral district of North Sumatra I. Former corruption convict in the case of allowance funds for South Tapanuli Village officials when he was the South Tapanuli regional secretary.

3. Abdillah ( serial number 5 - Nasdem), electoral district of North Sumatra I. Former corruption convict in the case of procuring fire engines and misappropriation of APBD funds.

4. Budi Antoni Aljufri (Nassem number 9 Nasdem), electoral district of South Sulawesi II. Former corruption convict in the bribery case handling the election dispute in Empat Lawang Regency.

5. Eep Hidayat (Number 1 Nasdem), West Java electoral district IX. Former corruption convict in the case of land tax levies and buildings in Subang Regency in 2005-2008.

6. Rokhmin Dahri (rank number 1 PDIP), West Java electoral district VIII. Former corruption convict in the non-bujeter case of the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries.

7. Al Amin Nasution (rank number 4 PDIP), Central Java electoral district VII. Former corruption convict in the case of accepting bribes from the Regional Secretary of Bintan Regency, Riau Islands, Azirwan to smooth out the process of transferring the function of protected forests in Bintan Regency.

8. Nurdin Halid ( serial number 2 Golkar), South Sulawesi II electoral district. Former corruption convict in the Bulog cooking oil distribution case.

9. Susno Duadji (Number 2 PKB), South Sumatra II electoral district. Former corruption convict in the 2009 West Java Pilkada security case and corruption in the handling of PT Salmah Arowana Lestari.

In addition, there are six former corruption convicts who will become DPD candidates. Here are the names.

1. Patrice Rio Capella (number 10), Bengkulu electoral district. Former corruption convicts in the case of receiving gratuities in the process of handling regional aid cases, arrears in profit sharing funds, and capital participation of a number of BUMDs in North Sumatra by the Prosecutor's Office.

2. Dody Rondonuwu (number 7), East Kalimantan electoral district. Former corruption convict in the insurance fund case 25 members of the Bontang City DPRD 2000-2004 (At that time Dody as a member of the Bontang City DPRD).

3. Irman Gusman (number 7), West Sumatra electoral district. Former corruption convict in the bribery case in importing sugar by Perum Bulog.

4. Emir Moeis (number 8), East Kalimantan electoral district. Former corruption convict in the bribery case for the construction of a steam power plant (PLTU) project in Tarahan, Lampung in 2004.

5. Cinde Laras Yulianto ( serial number 3), Yogyakarta electoral district. Former corruption convict in the full-fledge fund case is IDR 3 billion.

6. Ismeth Abdullah (number 8), the Riau Islands electoral district. A former corruption convict in the 2004 fire car procurement case, while serving as chairman of the Batam Authority.