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recent survey by pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia has shown that the public views the House of Representatives’ ongoing controversial inquiry into the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as an attempt to weaken the antigraft body.

The survey asked 1,220 respondents across Indonesia between Sept. 17 – 24 whether they had heard about the House’s inquiry, and found that 67 percent of respondents said they knew nothing about it.

However, among the 33 percent who were aware of the issue, 55 percent believed the inquiry would undermine the KPK’s power, while only 28 percent believed it would instead strengthen the KPK, with the remaining 17 percent undecided.

The survey also found that around 52 percent of respondents said the House’s inquiry team would hinder the KPK’s ongoing investigation into the high-profile electronic identity (e-ID) cards graft case that has implicated dozens of politicians.

“They believe the inquiry will likely hamper the efforts [of the KPK] in investigating the case,” Indikator’s executive director Burhanuddin Muhtadi said on Wednesday.

Previously, numerous anticorruption activists had voiced opposition to the House’s inquiry, accusing lawmakers of trying to meddle with the KPK’s investigation into the e-ID case.