Jakarta (Antara Babel) - President Joko Widodo asserted that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police (Polri) should not be criminalized by anyone.
"We agree that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police (Polri) should keep their prestige as law enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General's Office and the Supreme Court, therefore they should not be criminalized by any party," President Joko Widodo stated here on Sunday night.
The president said, if personnel of the police and the KPK undergo legal process, it must be carried out clearly and transparently.
"The law process of members of the police and the KPK should be conducted transparently. There is no intervention from anyone," he said.
"The KPK and the Police must work together to eradicate corruption in Indonesia. These institutions have to act properly based on the law," he emphasized.
On the occasion, the president was accompanied by a number of noted figures, former KPK's commissioner Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, Erry Riyana, Widodo Umar, former Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Jimly Asshidiqie, a legal expert Hikmahanto Juwana and former Deputy Chief of National Police Oegroseno.
Earlier, The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has lodged a strong protest following the arrest of its deputy chairman, Bambang Widjojanto, early Friday morning.
"KPK strongly protests the arrest of one of its chairmen, Bambang Widjojanto," KPK deputy chairman Adnan Pandu Praja said during a press conference in the afternoon.
Bambang Widjojanto was arrested by the police at around 7.30 a.m. on Friday in Depok, after taking his child to school, and immediately taken to the police Crime Investigation Department for questioning over allegation that he, as a lawyer, ordered a witness to offer false testimony at a Constitutional Court session in 2010 in a dispute over the election of the head of Kotawaringin Barat district in Central Kalimantan.
"If the arrest is linked to the case that KPK is currently handling, KPK reiterates that its decision to name Commissioner General BG (suspect) is a pure law enforcement action and nothing else," he said.
Pandu reiterated that there was no problem in institutional relations between KPK and the police.
"In view of that, we hope that the police, as an institution, will prevent itself from being used for the interest of a certain group," he said.
With regard to the problem it is currently facing, KPK called upon the public to unite to fight corruption.
"We appeal to the people to unite to fight corruption and parties that hinder corruption eradication efforts," he said in a loud voice, drawing applause from Coalition of Civilian Community members at the conference.
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"We agree that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the National Police (Polri) should keep their prestige as law enforcement agencies, including the Attorney General's Office and the Supreme Court, therefore they should not be criminalized by any party," President Joko Widodo stated here on Sunday night.
The president said, if personnel of the police and the KPK undergo legal process, it must be carried out clearly and transparently.
"The law process of members of the police and the KPK should be conducted transparently. There is no intervention from anyone," he said.
"The KPK and the Police must work together to eradicate corruption in Indonesia. These institutions have to act properly based on the law," he emphasized.
On the occasion, the president was accompanied by a number of noted figures, former KPK's commissioner Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean, Erry Riyana, Widodo Umar, former Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Jimly Asshidiqie, a legal expert Hikmahanto Juwana and former Deputy Chief of National Police Oegroseno.
Earlier, The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has lodged a strong protest following the arrest of its deputy chairman, Bambang Widjojanto, early Friday morning.
"KPK strongly protests the arrest of one of its chairmen, Bambang Widjojanto," KPK deputy chairman Adnan Pandu Praja said during a press conference in the afternoon.
Bambang Widjojanto was arrested by the police at around 7.30 a.m. on Friday in Depok, after taking his child to school, and immediately taken to the police Crime Investigation Department for questioning over allegation that he, as a lawyer, ordered a witness to offer false testimony at a Constitutional Court session in 2010 in a dispute over the election of the head of Kotawaringin Barat district in Central Kalimantan.
"If the arrest is linked to the case that KPK is currently handling, KPK reiterates that its decision to name Commissioner General BG (suspect) is a pure law enforcement action and nothing else," he said.
Pandu reiterated that there was no problem in institutional relations between KPK and the police.
"In view of that, we hope that the police, as an institution, will prevent itself from being used for the interest of a certain group," he said.
With regard to the problem it is currently facing, KPK called upon the public to unite to fight corruption.
"We appeal to the people to unite to fight corruption and parties that hinder corruption eradication efforts," he said in a loud voice, drawing applause from Coalition of Civilian Community members at the conference.
Editor : Mulki
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