Investigate Extortion In Detention Center, The Role Of KPK's Karutan Is Wanted

Illustration of illegal levies aka extortion. (Pixabay)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will seek the involvement of the head of the detention center after it is revealed that there are illegal levies. This allegation will be thoroughly investigated.

"We will study the karutan later, which chaos is it. Where is the time," Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur told reporters, Tuesday, June 20.

This effort was investigated because the Head of the KPK Detention Center had changed. So, Asep did not want to carelessly mention without evidence.

"We also don't want to justify someone without any evidence," he said.

"So this incident, this must be responsible for which period, who must be responsible," continued Asep.

As previously reported, the KPK Supervisory Board found allegations of illegal levies at the KPK Detention Center. The value is fantastic, reaching billions of rupiah and carried out for five months.

"The provisional amount that we have obtained, in the period December 2021-March 2022, is IDR 4 billion," said KPK Supervisory Board member Albertina Ho at a press conference at the KPK C1 building, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, Monday, June 19.

The amount of money quoted from these detainees can still increase, said Albertina. "It is known that the levy was made in the form of cash deposits, all of which use a third account, and so on," he said," he said.