TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) argues that the draft law (RUU) on wiretapping is not necessarily needed. It was recommended by the House’s special committee (Pansus) on the inquiry of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
ICW reasons that the wiretapping law is the special committee’s strategy to weaken KPK.
“It isn’t needed since KPK’s wiretapping is already regulated,” said ICW researcher Donald Fariz on Thursday, February 1.
Donald argues that the recommendation is just a move to hamper KPK since the Pansus doesn’t dare to fiddle with the KPK Law (UU KPK). “They know that members of the public would be against it, so they are trying something else,” said Donald.
He suggested that the House of Representatives (DPR) is better off supervising how wiretaps are implemented by law enforcers such as the KPK, Attorney General’s Office, Indonesian National Police, and other similar institutions.
“The DPR should have sought out whether the practice of wiretapping has already complied with existing rules or not,” said Donald.
Member of the House of Representatives special committee (Pansus) on the KPK inquiry Junimart Girsang previously said that one of the committee’s recommendations is to form a Law on Wiretapping as a way to strengthen the KPK.
ZARA AMELIA
