TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Slank to perform at KPK to protest law revision
Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Agus Rahardjo (third right) with top religious figures release birds after holding a discussion on the KPK law revision bill at the Muhammadiyah headquarters on Sunday
Change Size
Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Agus Rahardjo (third right) with top religious figures release birds after holding a discussion on the KPK law revision bill at the Muhammadiyah headquarters on Sunday. Religious figures have rejected the government and House of Representatives' plan to revise the Law, which many fear will weaken the KPK.(Antara/M. Agung Rajasa) (third right) with top religious figures release birds after holding a discussion on the KPK law revision bill at the Muhammadiyah headquarters on Sunday. Religious figures have rejected the government and House of Representatives' plan to revise the Law, which many fear will weaken the KPK.(Antara/M. Agung Rajasa)
C
span class="inline inline-center">Corruption Eradication Commission chairman Agus Rahardjo (third right) with top religious figures release birds after holding a discussion on the KPK law revision bill at the Muhammadiyah headquarters on Sunday. Religious figures have rejected the government and House of Representatives' plan to revise the Law, which many fear will weaken the KPK.(Antara/M. Agung Rajasa)
Prominent Indonesian rock band Slank will visit the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters on Monday morning in a show of support for the public's rejection of the KPK law revision currently being discussed at the House of Representatives.
The band, whose lyrics often address social issues and are critical of the government, will meet with KPK commissioners, KPK spokeswoman Yuyuk Andriati said on Monday as reported by tempo.co.
After the meeting, the band will hold a mini concert in the KPK's lobby, she added.
Despite the public outcry, the House started discussions on the law revision bill this month. Many fear that the move will weaken the KPK, an antigraft institution that has largely won the trust of the public.
On a separate occasion President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will also meet with House members and the Legislative Council to discuss the law revision.
Lawmakers, many of them from Jokowi's party the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the main driver of the revision, have denied that they intend to weaken KPK.
The current KPK law draft revision consists of four amendment points that have been strongly criticized by public. The four amendments would mandate the establishment of an oversight council to monitor the antigraft body's performance, give the KPK the authority to issue investigation termination warrants in corruption cases, require the KPK to obtain permits to conduct wiretaps and remove the KPK's ability to recruit its own investigators. (rin)(+)
