KPU’s Credibility Marred
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named four people suspects, namely Wahyu and Agustiani Tio Fridelina as bribe recipients, alongside Harun Masiku and Saeful as bribers.
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A Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officer (right), accompanied by KPU chairman Arief Budiman (left) and commissioner Lili Pintauli Siregar, shows evidence from the arrest of KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan for alleged bribes related to the replacement of a House of Representatives member for 2019-2024 term at the KPK Building in Jakarta.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The long-standing credibility of the General Elections Commission (KPU) has been marred by the arrest of KPU commissioner Wahyu Setiawan in relation to the bribery allegation regarding the confirmation of elected lawmakers. The KPU has issued a public apology for the incident, saying it will take the initiative to restore public trust in itself.
On Thursday (9/1/2020), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named four people suspects, namely Wahyu and Agustiani Tio Fridelina as bribe recipients, alongside Harun Masiku and Saeful as bribers.