The President and the KPK
The President issued a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perpu) to recruit three new leaders for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last week. This regulation was made after two KPK chairmen, Chandra Hamzah and Bibit Samad Riyanto—who have been charged for alleged crimes—were relieved from active duty. Coordinating Minister for Political & Security Affairs, Widodo A.S., Minster of Justice, Andi Mattalata, former KPK Chairman Taufiequrachman Ruki, Presidential Advisory Council member Adnan Buyung Nasution, and senior lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis have been assigned with finding the three new candidates. Some have been for and against the new Perpu—which is seen as a form of government intervention on the KPK’s independence.
September 29, 2009
THE gathering was held in the meeting room of the Presidential Advisory Council. Two guests from the KPK had arrived since 2pm: Haryono Umar and Mochammad Jasin. Adnan Buyung Nasution was the host. However, it was Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal & Security Affairs, Widodo A.S., who was given the task of presiding over this meeting held on Friday last week. Also in attendance were Minister Andi M. Mattalata, lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis, a
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