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Jokowi's Cabinet to discuss Police's controversial anticorruption squad plan
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo delivers his opening speech on Aug.9 at the International Symposium of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) in Surakarta, Central Java. The President has reiterated his commitment to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), stressing the need for its independence. (Antara/Mohammad Ayudha)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is set hold a Cabinet meeting next week to discuss the National Police's controversial plan to set up its own anti-corruption squad.
"It is still a proposal, which will be discussed [by the government] in a meeting next week," Jokowi told reporters on Thursday.
The President went on to say that questions regarding the police's planned anti-corruption squad should be directed to Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto.
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National Police Gen. Tito Karnavian's plan to establish the squad has received full support by the House of Representatives. The police have proposed a Rp 2.6 trillion (US$192 million) allocation from the state budget to establish the squad.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has rejected the plan, saying the country should focus on optimizing the performance of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as well as the existing anticorruption units within the police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO). (bbs)
