KPK Chairman Concerning Director General Asep Guntur: We Need And Will Maintain

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Firli Bahuri stated that he would defend Brigadier General Asep Guntur Rahayu in order to continue serving as Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution and Director of Investigation.

The statement was in response to Brigadier General Asep Guntur's decision to resign following the polemic of a hand arrest operation (OTT) at the National SAR Agency (Basarnas).

"What is certain is that we, the leadership and all leaders and all KPK personnel, say that we need and defend Asep Guntur Rahayu's brother to continue carrying out his duties as Director of KPK Investigations," Firli told reporters, Monday, July 31.

In addition, Firli did not deny that resignation was the right of Asep. However, as a leader, he also has the right to accept or reject the resignation request.

"As stipulated that resignation is the right of those who resign, but of course there are also legal and legislative provisions regarding whether the resignation will be granted or not," said Firli.

Brigadier General Asep Guntur is known to have planned to resign after the Deputy Chairperson of the KPK Johanis Tanak apologized in public for the polemic of the arrest operation (OTT) at Basarnas.

The reason was that they named the Head of Basarnas Marshal Henri Alfiandi together with the Kabasarnas Administration Coordinator Lt. Col. Afri Budi Cahyanto as a suspect without following military regulations, causing a commotion.