Now That the KPK is Subordinate to the President

The Corruption Eradication Commission is no longer independent ever since it became part of the executive body. The fruit of the revised KPK Law.

Fajar Pebrianto

December 18, 2023

AFTER naming the Minister of Youth and Sports, Andi Alifian Mallarangeng, as a suspect on December 6, 2012, the then Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Abraham Samad, met with his colleague, Busyro Muqoddas. Samad wanted to find out if President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono questioned the designation. Andi Mallarangeng was a trusted member of Yudhoyono’s inner circle. Before becoming a minister, Andi served as the presiden

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