Two Blows for Corruption Eradication

The case of theft of evidence by the KPK employee and the granting of the judicial review for Lucas was a blow to the corruption eradication agency.

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Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Tumpak Hatorangan Panggabean (left) together with members of the Supervisory Board Syamsuddin Haris and Haryono (right) provide information regarding the verdict against KPK employees who violated the code of conduct at the KPK Building, Jakarta, Thursday (8/4/2021 ).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The anti-corruption movement in the country has suffered from two blows at almost the same time. On the one hand, the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced that a KPK employee stole evidence in the form of 1.9 kilograms of gold. On the other hand, the Supreme Court granted lawyer Lucas a request for judicial review in the case of obstructing an investigation by the KPK.

The dishonorable dismissal of IGA, a KPK employee who stole 1.9 kilograms of gold, was disclosed by the chairman of the Supervisory Board (Dewas) of the KPK, Tumpak H. Panggabean, Thursday (8/4/2021), in Jakarta. "The person concerned is a member of the task force assigned to store and manage evidence at the Directorate of Evidence Management and Execution at the KPK," Tumpak said.