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KPK rejects House invitation to attend hearing
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All set: Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Agus Rahardjo (center), together with KPK deputy chairpersons Laode M. Syarif (left) and Basaria Panjaitan (right), share a light moment before a hearing at the House of Representatives in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Sept. 12. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak)
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he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has rejected an invitation from the House of Representatives inquiry team to attend a hearing against the anti-graft body.
KPK spokesman Febri Diansyah said on Wednesday that the commission respected the House and its authority; however, considering several legal aspects as cited in the 1945 Constitution, the 2014 Law on Legislative Institutions (MD3) and House codes of conduct, the KPK could not fulfill the request.
“We gave our explanations and answers during a previous hearing with the House Commission III [on human rights, security and legal affairs]. They included [KPK] responses to the inquiry team’s findings,” Febri said.
As reported earlier, the House’s inquiry team invited KPK commissioners to attend a hearing on Sept. 18 to assess findings of its investigation before it planned to reveal them in a House plenary meeting at the end of September.
The team claimed it found irregularities in the management of KPK financial and human resources and violations of procedures in its anti-corruption operations. (ebf)
