The researchers reminded Jokowi of his promises and commitment to blocking any efforts to weaken the antigraft body.
hirty antigraft research centers from various universities across the country have sent a letter to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urging him to reject the Corruption Eradication Committee (KPK) law revision bill proposed by the House of Representatives.
"This is also a way for us to support the KPK," Gadjah Mada University Center for Anti-Corruption Studies (Pukat UGM) head Oce Madril said in a press conference in Yogyakarta on Wednesday.
In the letter, the researchers reminded Jokowi of his promises and commitment to blocking any efforts to weaken the antigraft body.
They also stated that the formation of the KPK had been a mandate of the Reformation, born from the people's desire for serious efforts to eradicate graft.
"The materials in the KPK bill are fallacious and do not answer the KPK's needs but cripple it instead," Oce said.
Oce added that the revision would make the KPK less independent because it would be under the control of the executive and legislative branches. The bill also contains an article that requires the KPK to seek permission from a new oversight board before implementing wiretaps.
"Whereas the Constitutional Court has already ruled that the KPK's authority to wiretap is in line with the Constitution," he said.
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