DPR Takes KPK Hostage
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Raharjo (left) submits the list of confiscated material goods at a hearing with the House of Representatives Commission III at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta, Tuesday (26/9). The hearing was the last of the series discussing the KPK’s authority in carrying out its duties and functions.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – A decision made by the House of Representatives (DPR) to indefinitely extend the working period of its Special Inquiry Committee can be seen as an effort to take the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) hostage. However, the DPR will it difficult to succeed in such an effort and it could even boomerang on the DPR.
This is because instead of being affected by the measures taken by the inquiry committee, Indonesian Science Institute researcher Syamsuddin Haris sees that the KPK has been more productive in making red-handed arrests and developing other corruption cases.