tempointeractive, 25 February 2011
The Judicial Mafia Eradication Taskforce says the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) authority should not be weakened for any reason. “The KPK is very much needed because it is not easy to eradicate corruption,” said taskforce secretary Denny Indrayana at the KPK building yesterday.
He said the idea to reduce the KPK’s authority had been firmly rejected by the government. The government, he said, believes the KPK should have a solid and strong authority in investigations, lawsuits and wiretapping.
The Judicial Mafia Eradication Taskforce says the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) authority should not be weakened for any reason. “The KPK is very much needed because it is not easy to eradicate corruption,” said taskforce secretary Denny Indrayana at the KPK building yesterday.
He said the idea to reduce the KPK’s authority had been firmly rejected by the government. The government, he said, believes the KPK should have a solid and strong authority in investigations, lawsuits and wiretapping.
KPK spokesperson Johan Budi said the KPK’s authority was warranted. “Corruption is an extraordinary crime so it needs to be handled in extraordinary ways,” he said. House of Representatives deputy chairman Priyo Budi Santoso’s idea to weaken the KPK, was not an opinion shared by the rest of the parliament, he said.
Priyo Budi Santoso and Golkar Party chairman have previously said the KPK has too much power.
Denny Indrayana yesterday visited the KPK office without other taskforce members to conduct a routine coordination. “As usual, we discussed the national strategy on corruption eradication,” he said after the meeting, adding the KPK and the taskforce were preparing a new strategy. “It will be launched soon,” he said, without providing details.
The government prepared a National Strategy for Corruption Prevention and Eradication at the end of last year. The strategy has been worked on since 2007. The plan is to apply the strategy next year given it is approved by the cabinet and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Source: tempointeractive
