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KPK has worked properly on e-ID probe: Jokowi
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House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto gives a press statement on the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) decision to name him a graft suspect in a press conference at the House complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on July 18. (Antara/M.Agung Rajasa)
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gainst the backdrop of the latest Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) move in naming House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto a suspect in the high-profile e-ID graft case, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated his support for the anticorruption campaign.
Jokowi said he believed that the antigraft body was on the right track.
"We believe the KPK has worked in line with its authority," Jokowi said in response to media questions on Wednesday.
However, he refused to comment further on Setya to avoid creating the impression that he was intervening amid an ongoing spat between the KPK and lawmakers that surfaced after the KPK launched an investigation into the procurement of e-ID cards in which dozens of politicians have been implemented.
Setya, the chairman of the Golkar Party, the second-biggest party in the government coalition, allegedly played a key role in the case, which caused Rp 2.3 trillion (US$172.7 million) in state losses.
House deputy speakers Fadli Zon and Fahri Hamzah recently blasted the naming of Setya as a suspect, claiming it was politically motivated and done in retaliation for the House’s move to open an inquiry into the KPK.
Being declared a suspect has not cost Setya his speakership post. According to the law, Setya should be removed from his post only if he is found guilty by a court of law.
Speculation is rife that Setya’s case may result in Golkar withdrawing its support for the government, even though Golkar executives have several times emphasized that Golkar would stay in the progovernment coalition. (ipa)
