Revision to Bill on Remissions Favors No Corruptor: Ministry
Translator
Editor
Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Akbar Hadriprabowo, spokesperson of the Penitentiary Directorate General at the Law and Human Rights Ministry, dismissed a rumor saying that the revision of government regulation no. 99/2012 on procedures and requirements to fulfill inmates’ rights was aimed at facilitating remissions for corruption convicts.
“We’re trying to be more progressive,” Akbar told Tempo at his office in Jakarta on Thursday, August 25, 2016.
Akbar claimed that the government regulation was a step backward from corruption eradication efforts. The bill governs that remissions for corruption convicts shall be given after they undergo a 6-month prison time. However, he said that the revision would require convicts to undergo one-third of their prison sentence before being qualified to apply for a remission.
The revision refers to government regulation no. 28/2006 on requirements for remission. The bill stipulates that a remission shall be given after a convict spends one-third of his or her prison sentence. Akbar added that the revision would require corruption convicts to return the money they gain and pay the fine set by the court before they could apply for a remission.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has insisted on rejecting the revision. KPK deputy chief Alexander Marwata said that he would file a report to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo if the Ministry remained consistent with its plan to pass the revision. Alexander said that the KPK had repeatedly expressed its objection against remissions for corruptions.
According to Akbar, the KPK failed to comprehend the essence of the revision. He added that government regulation no. 99/2012 contravenes Law No. 12/1995, and Law No. 11/2012.
DANANG FIRMANTO