JAKARTA: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)’s appealed for evidence from those alleging that House legislators accepted a Rp 5 billion (US$555,000) bribe to pass a bill giving the police and prosecutors jurisdiction over money laundering.
“Anyone who has hard evidence proving the allegations, please come forward,” KPK spokesman Johan Budi said in Jakarta on Friday. Bribery allegations have been rife the last two days during deliberations on the long-awaited bill.
The issue revolves around the bill’s original version, which authorized the KPK to handle money laundering — an idea rejected by major political parties, such as the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the Golkar Party and the United Development Party (PPP) on the grounds that it would undermine public trust in the police and prosecutors.
Detik.com reported Friday that the legislators in charge the bill received a Rp 5 billion down payment for a larger bribe if they would approve a bill favoring the police and prosecutors.
The legislators have denied the allegations. — JP
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