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KPK's future leaders must complete BLBI investigation
A researcher from the Indonesia Study and Advocacy Center (PAS Indonesia) Taufik Riyadi has said the new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders must prioritize conducting thorough investigations of Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) cases
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researcher from the Indonesia Study and Advocacy Center (PAS Indonesia) Taufik Riyadi has said the new Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders must prioritize conducting thorough investigations of Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) cases.
'These cases will become a latent danger unless they are resolved completely,' he said as quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Sunday.
Taufik said it was hoped that the KPK selection committee could choose candidates for leaders who were ready to place priority on the thorough investigation of old cases, such as the BLBI cases, that had drawn public attention.
The BLBI cases inflicted Rp 422.6 trillion (US$31.69 billion) worth of recapitalization bond burdens upon the state. These include Rp 279.4 trillion worth of recapitalization bonds for four state-owned banks, Rp 141.96 trillion for private banks and Rp 1.23 trillion for 12 regional development banks.
Taufik said the ongoing selection of candidates for the KPK leadership positions could be used as momentum to choose the best commissioners for the antigraft body.
'We hope the KPK selection committee can carry out its duties along with what is expected by the Indonesian people,' he said.
Dahnil Anzar, head of the youth wing of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, said it was time for the KPK to uncover big corruption cases that involved big actors using sophisticated criminal methods and that inflicted massive financial losses on the state.
'It should no longer work to discover corruption cases related only to bribery and markups in procurement processes. To discover high-profile corruption cases, there should be strong and brave law enforcers. Corruption eradication efforts must be conducted collectively,' said Dahnil.
He said the Muhammadiyah youth wing encouraged the KPK selection committee to work proactively, objectively and purposefully in seeking KPK leaders who were brave and professional in safeguarding the corruption eradication agenda in Indonesia.
'We also ask President [Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo] not to compromise with BLBI debtors by any means. He should put those who are found guilty in the BLBI cases on a list of risky businesspeople,' said Dahnil.
'It's important to put them on such a list because they are striving to take back their assets that were seized by the state via legal processes,' said Dahnil. (ebf)(+++)
