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House revives plan to force KPK to attend inquiry
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Deputy chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Basaria Panjaitan (left) and spokesman Febri Diansyah at a press conference at KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday. (Antara/Aprilio Akbar)
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he House of Representatives’ special committee tasked with launching an inquiry into the Corruption Eradicaton Commission (KPK) is mulling to, again, force the anti-graft body to attend a hearing in the House.
The committee’s deputy chairman, Eddy Kusuma Wijaya, said on Monday that committee members would hold a meeting to schedule a summons for the KPK.
"We'll summon the KPK again and if they still refuse to come, we'll consider taking legal action stipulated under the MD3 [Legislative Institution] Law to force it to attend the inquiry," said Eddy, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).
He went on to say that the committee would summon several KPK investigators to seek clarification over its investigation procedures.
The committee was expected to end its probe into the KPK on September 28, but it decided to extend its mandate until it managed to bring its leaders and investigators in for questioning.
The KPK has refused to attend the hearings which it said was illegal and could be construed as an attempt to obstruct justice.
Eddy said the committee had support from the National Police to summon the KPK. The MD3 Law gives the police the authority to help the House to force all parties summoned to attend any inquiry. (ary)
