"I raised the idea about the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) with a view to making it perform better and more effectively," Marzuki told newsmen at the parliament building here on Monday.
He made the statement to clarify his statement on Friday which he said had not been quoted fully and thus led to misinterpretation.
Marzuki who is also one of the ruling Democrat Party leaders said he had actually encouraged the selection committee for the 2011-2016 KPK leaders to really select competent and credible figures.
"If they do not find really credible candidates they should not force themselves to do it and had better find other figures," he said.
"(And) if no credible person can really be found KPK had better be dissolved," he said.
That was the sentence that had been quoted separately from others to impress that he had proposed the dissolution of the KPK. "While my target of raising the idea is to discuss with other elements how to make KPK become better in the future," he said.
He said he raised the idea after former Democrat Party treasurer Muhammad Nazaruddin, now wanted as a corruption suspect, accused some KPK commissioners of also being involved in corruption.
KPK deputy for enforcement Ade Raharja later admitted he once met with Nazaruddin and had also mentioned some other KPK commissioners and staff being implicated in it.
(T.R024/H-YH/HAJM/O001)
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