"The F-PPP has officially sent a letter to the DPR leadership to stop deliberating the draft revision of the law on KPK," Arwani Thomafi, the secretary of F-PPP, said.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The United Development Party faction (F-PPP) in the House of Representatives (DPR) has officially tabled its request for terminating deliberations on the draft revision of Law No. 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"The F-PPP has officially sent a letter to the DPR leadership to stop deliberating the draft revision of the law on KPK," Arwani Thomafi, the secretary of F-PPP, said at the DPR building here on Thursday.

Thomafi explained that the decision of PPP to propose the termination of the deliberation of the law on the anti-graft commission was made in a PPP faction leadership meeting on Tuesday.

He informed that the decision was made by acclamation. Thus, it fully bound all F-PPP members.

"We call on all F-PPP members grouped in the DPR Commission III on legal affairs and in other parliamentary bodies to abide by the decision," Arwani said.

In the meantime, the Golkar Party has also ordered its members in the House Legislation Board to stop deliberating the draft revision of the law on the corruption eradication commission (KPK), citing that it is apparently intended to weaken the commission`s authority.

"The Golkar Party faction has always expected the purpose of the revision of the law to be strengthening the KPK. Since we perceive the proposed revision of the law tends to weaken the function of the KPK, we suggest that the revision of the law be stopped," Secretary of the Golkar Party faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) DR Ade Komarudin said here on Wednesday.

He added that the House factions and the legislation board are deliberating on a plan to revise the law. The House Commission III is in the process of preparing the draft to be submitted to the legislation board for harmonization and synchronization.

"In principle, the revision is intended to strengthen and not to weaken the KPK. If the revision of the law will weaken the KPK, we must oppose it," he said.

According to him, the KPK has optimally done its job and has made extraordinary achievements in fighting corruption in the country.

Under the proposed revision of the law, the KPK will no longer have the authority to indict people in corruption cases.

"This has sparked controversy and debate as there seems to be an attempt to reduce the KPK`s authority. There should be articles which govern details of the KPK`s authority so that the institution would be stronger and be able to perform its duties and functions," he said.(*)

Editor: Heru Purwanto
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