Under the regulation, KPK may borrow investigators from other institutions including police and the prosecution office for certain period.
"The problem over shortfall in KPK personnel could be coped with only through revision of the government regulation No. 63 of 2005," KPK`s deputy chairman Busyro Muqqodas said on the sidelines of a National Conference on Corruption Eradication here on Wednesday.
The number of KPK investigators was reduced again after a letter issued on Nov 30 by the Police Headquarters rejecting extension of contract of 13 more police investigators borrowed by KPK.
Earlier police already withdrew 20 police officers serving as KPK investigators after their term was over.
KPK and police are having a row over rights to investigate corruption involving a number of high ranking police officers.
Yesterday KPK sent police Ins. Gen. Djoko Susilo on charge of corruption to a borrowed military detention cell.
The use of the military jailhouse triggered a controversy to which KPK said it has no more room in its own detention center.
One of the 13 police officers recalled by police was Comr Novel Baswedan, who is the key investigator signing the sending of Djoko to his detention cell.
Novel already asked to be released from his police status to become permanent KPK investors.
"We have received a letter from the police headquarters to withdraw police officers after the end of their term - 4 years or 8 years, while KPK still needs them," Busyro Muqqodas said.
KPK needs stability in the number and quality of investigators to guarantee success in its million, he said.
Busyro said the proposed revision of the government regulation No. 63 of 2005 has been in process for two year.
The revision is proposed by KPK and other related agencies after two years of talks, he said.
KPK wants extension of the contract from a maximum 8 years to 12 years, he said.
The draft regulation was already sent to the president a month ago, he said.
"If the president gives his approval, the new government regulation would be the most important political decision to cope with the problem faced by KPK,` he said.
Most of KPK investigators are borrowed from police, and withdrawal of the investigators by police caused big problem for KPK, he said.
"The key to solve the problem is in the hand of the state secretariat and the president," he added.
Six of the 13 investigators whose contract with KPK are not extended by police have changed their status to become permanent KPK investigators bringing the number of investigators changing status into KPK personnel to 28.
Since 14 September 2012, police has rejected extension of contract of 27 investigators in KPK.
(H-ASG/O001)
Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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