Public Lecture on “Undang-Undang Baru KPK, TWK, dan Masa Depan KPK”

The Juridical Council of International Program Faculty of Law, Universitas Islam Indonesia held a Public Lecture entitled: Undang-Undang Baru KPK, TWK, dan Masa Depan KPK, on Saturday (26/06/2021). This public lecture is an answer to the polemics that the anti-corruption institution has brought.
This public lecture invited 3 speakers, namely: Budi Santoso, S.H., M.H. (Former Advisor to the KPK in 2017-2019), Wahyu Priyanka Nata Permana. S.H., M.H. (Member of the Judicial Review Team of the KPK Law), Yogi Zul Fadhli (Director of LBH Yogyakarta). This public lecture was moderated by Akhiruddin Syahputra Lubis, who is the general chairman of JCI FH UII.

Wahyu Priyanka provided material on the Implications of the Indonesian Constitutional Court Decision No. 70 / PUU – XVII/2019 on the Judicial Review of the KPK Law No. 19 of 2019 against the Indonesian KPK and the future of the KPK. Wahyu Priyanka explained that there are 3 implications of the Constitutional Court’s decision on the JR KPK Law: 1. Towards the Position of the KPK and the Authority of the KPK Supervisory Board Against Forced Efforts in terms of Confiscation, Search and Wiretapping, 2. Towards the Authority to Stop Investigation and Prosecution by the KPK, 3. To Transfer of Status CCP employee. “Hopefully the KPK’s performance in eradicating corruption can be maintained, but this all depends on people who have conscience, courage, and integrity in eradicating corruption. It is hard to imagine if there is no conscience, courage, and integrity,” said Wahyu Priyanka.

Meanwhile, Budi Santoso presented material on the Undang-Undang Baru KPK, TWK, dan Masa Depan KPK. At the beginning of his presentation, Budi Santoso explained the extraordinary potential of Indonesia’s wealth, the impact of corruption, the causes of corruption, and the positions of corruption suspects. Budi Santoso recounted that when he became an adviser to the KPK (2019), the KPK received very sudden information that there was already a revised draft of the KPK Law (Quarter four of 2019), the KPK was difficult to obtain and access the said KPK Draft Bill, the KPK identified 26 points that were at risk of weakening the KPK Bill. In addition, he explained that there were 8 points from the implementation of problematic TWK.

Yogi Zul Fadhli presented material regarding the background of the new KPK Law, which had problems with material and formal aspects. From the material aspect, KPK employees are made into ASN. To tame the KPK, the formation of the new KPK Law is procedurally flawed and has no public participation, TWK: Formal and Substantial problems, and Factors that affect the weakening of the KPK.

The public lecture which was attended by 82 participants started at 13.00 WIB, opened by the Secretary of the International Law Bachelor Program, Dodik Setiawan Nur Heriyanto, SH., MH., LLM., Ph.D. and ends at 15.55 WIB.