Observer: No Guarantee That Those Who Served at KPK Are More Honest

The State Officials’ Wealth Report (LHKPN) of prosecutor Irene Putrie has come under scrutiny because its value is alleged to have risen drastically over the past five years, from 2020 to 2025, by as much as 105 percent.

Based on the LHKPN published by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the wealth of one of the members of Team 9 in the investigation into the alleged money laundering case of former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah was Rp7,726,684,233 (Rp7.7 billion) in 2020.

This figure is known to have increased by 105 percent in 2025, reaching Rp15,851,629,920 (Rp15.8 billion). Thus, the increase from 2020 to 2025 amounts to Rp8,124,945,687 (Rp8.1 billion). This significant surge in wealth has sparked debate about the effectiveness of internal oversight within law enforcement.

Responding to this, prosecution observer Kamilov Sagala believes it is important for the KPK to make changes to LHKPN reporting so that it truly reflects the wealth of state officials.

According to him, although an LHKPN report may not fully represent the profile of the official concerned, there may be assets that are not reported in the LHKPN.

“Because going forward, the Asset Forfeiture Law will ultimately derive from the wealth reports of these officials,” Kamilov said in his statement on Sunday, 6 September 2026.

In his view, if there is an unreasonable increase in the LHKPN of state officials, the KPK should actively follow it up as something that warrants suspicion.

“Unfortunately, the nature of this wealth report is merely administrative, not intended to produce concrete action against officials who behave corruptly,” he added.

Meanwhile, Kamilov assessed that there is no guarantee that prosecutors who have served at the KPK are more upright and honest. He made this point given that prosecutor Irene is a member of the Attorney General’s Office Team 9 currently handling the Febrie Adriansyah case.

“A work environment and supervision that are firm and strictly aligned with the rules are what can slightly change the behaviour of law enforcers today,” he said.

Furthermore, the KPK’s authority to register and examine LHKPN reports is strengthened through Law Number 30 of 2002 in conjunction with Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission. If irregularities or discrepancies are found between an official’s official income profile and a surge in wealth, the KPK has the legal basis to seek clarification.