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KPK must wait longer before being able to prosecute private firms

Marguerite Afra Sapiie (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Fri, September 30, 2016

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KPK must wait longer before being able to prosecute private firms Constitutional Court (MK) chief justice Arief Hidayat (right) talks with Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo during a visit of KPK leaders to the Supreme Court complex in Jakarta on Wednesday. (kompas.com/-)

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he Supreme Court has signaled that it might take some time for the approval of a draft regulation that would give the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) a legal basis to prosecute private firms involved in corruption, saying that further deliberation to finalize the draft was still needed.

The substance of the draft regulation, which aims to provide a legal basis for the anti-graft body to investigate, name as suspects and take companies to court on corruption charges, still needs to be strengthened, Chief Justice Hatta Ali said.

The nation's highest court, KPK and Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) are still in the process of finalizing the regulation to ensure that it will fully protect the KPK from any potential legal backlash in the future.

"Weak legal force will also weaken the performance of law enforcement bodies. Therefore we are not in a hurry [to sign the draft] if the result is not yet satisfying. It's better to take it slow but with maximum results," Hatta told journalists on Thursday.

The draft regulation was previously expected to be signed off on by the end of September and be in effect by October. However, Hatta did not give further details or targets about when the draft will be finalized.

KPK Chairman Agus Rahardjo confirmed that there were several technical obstacles hampering the draft, such as conditions that would allow a company to be a legal subject in this context, since the Criminal Code (KUHP) only recognized people, and not companies, as proper subjects of criminal prosecution. (ags)

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