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T
he Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory council has declared the commission's chairman, Firli Bahuri, guilty of an ethics violation for indulging in a “hedonistic lifestyle”.
The council's panel of ethics said that Firli had failed to show exemplary action in his daily behavior, as mandated by KPK Supervisory Board Regulation No. 2/2020 on the enforcement of the KPK code of ethics and conduct.
Furthermore, the panel pointed out Firli's negligence in recognizing that his attitudes and actions were inherent to and reflected his position as a KPK personnel.
“[The panel] has found [Firli] guilty of violating the [KPK's] code of ethics and conduct,” supervisory council chair Tumpak Panggabean said during a hearing on Thursday.
The council handed down a "light sentence" of a written reprimand as punishment for Firli – the first-ever KPK chief to be declared guilty of an ethics violation.
The Indonesian Anticorruption Community (MAKI) previously filed a report against Firli for using a private helicopter to take a personal trip from Palembang, South Sumatra, to his hometown of Baturaja in the same province in June, accusing him of living a "hedonistic lifestyle".
After the hearing, Firli said that he accepted the punishment handed down by the council and vowed not to repeat his mistake.
