KPK Says No Need Yet for Intensive Coordination with AGO on MBG Case, Here's Why

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) does not yet see a significant reason to conduct intensive coordination with the Attorney General’s Office regarding the handling of alleged corruption cases within the MBG programme.

The anti-corruption agency assesses that the processes currently underway at the Attorney General’s Office can still be monitored without requiring further action from the KPK.

“Perhaps because it is still new, many examination activities are being taken seriously, while there is no direct involvement yet,” said KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto at the Senayan parliamentary complex on Wednesday (17/6).

According to Setyo, the KPK observes that the Attorney General’s Office has been conducting law enforcement processes through special criminal investigators, meaning an urgent need for further synchronisation has not yet emerged.

“Of course, if they have carried out coercive measures, such as arrests, searches, seizures, and so on, and there are activities being conducted by investigators from the Attorney General’s Office, specifically from the Special Crimes division, we see that it is already progressing. We might say it is not yet very important for us to conduct coordination,” he said.

Setyo also touched upon the development of the case handling, which has now entered more advanced stages within the Attorney General’s Office. He noted that the legal steps already taken provide space for investigators to delve into the entire construction of the case.

“With the existence of coercive measures, the investigators from the Special Crimes division will certainly have the freedom to dissect the entire case,” he added.