State Palace Responds to Proposal for KPK to Take Over Former Jampidsus Case from AGO

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said the government respects the legal process when responding to the proposal for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the handling of the case of former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. Prasetyo conveyed this when met after a working meeting at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (15/7). “The important thing, in my opinion, is that we all, once again as I have repeatedly said, respect the entire legal process,” he said. He also reiterated President Prabowo Subianto’s message reminding all state apparatus to avoid corrupt practices. “The President, as head of state and head of government, has repeatedly reminded us, especially the government ranks, to improve ourselves and eliminate such practices. That is the spirit,” he said. Previously, KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto assessed that it was still too early for the KPK to take over the handling of the alleged corruption and money laundering case involving former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah. “I think it is too early because the process is still ongoing at the Attorney General’s Office,” said Setyo when met at the DPR Building, Jakarta, on Tuesday (14/7). He explained that the case handling at the AGO is still in its early stages, including the examination of evidence and documents. Therefore, the KPK is allowing the legal process to proceed first. The proposal for the KPK to take over the case was initially put forward by Mahfud MD through a broadcast on his personal YouTube channel uploaded on Sunday (12/7). The Professor of Law at the Islamic University of Indonesia questioned the transfer of case handling from the National Police to the AGO. According to him, the case handling mechanism needs to be straightened out so that the KPK can take over the case. Responding to the proposal, Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Habiburokhman, stated that the KPK has the authority to take over case handling. However, the anti-corruption body has currently been asked to supervise the handling process. “Please go ahead, because the KPK does have the authority. However, we have conveyed that this case is being supervised directly by the KPK,” he said during a press conference on Monday (13/7).