Special Committee on KPK Inquiry to Hold First Meeting Today

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Special Committee (Pansus) on an inquiry into the KPK (Corruption Eradication Commission) will hold its first meeting today.

Agun Gunandjar Sudarsana, chairman of the special committee on KPK inquiry, said that the leadership has prepared the agendas and work mechanism.

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The Golkar Party politician explained that the committee has been established to investigate the KPK’s compliance to the constitution as well as the effectiveness and efficiency of corruption eradication efforts.

“The work agendas will be prepared comprehensively to determine the mechanism, who would be summoned, including the budget. It must be announced publicly,” he said.

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The special committee on the KPK inquiry comprises of seven factions in the House of Representatives: the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Golkar Party, Nasdem Party, the United Development Party (PPP), Hanura Party, Gerindra Party and the National Mandate Party (PAN).

Meanwhile, the factions of Democrat Party, the Prosperous Justice Party and the National Awakening Party oppose the right of inquiry.

The special committee was formed following calls from the House’s Legal Commission on KPK to disclose the recordings of witness questioning process in the electronic identity card or e-KTP graft case. The KPK alleged that witness Miryam was being intimidated by the legal commission.

Dossy Iskandar, deputy chairman of the special committee on the KPK inquiry, said that the committee will not only inquire about the recording. “The recording is a small part of what will be [discussed] in the inquiry,” he said.

AHMAD FAIZ