KPK, Police, AGO Update Graft Investigation Procedures, Allow Sharing of Information
Jakarta. Three of Indonesia's most powerful law enforcement institutions – the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK, the National Police and the Attorney General's Office – have agreed to update the standard operating procedures on graft investigation, including the use of the so-called e-SPDP, an electronic letter used to keep each institution abreast of the latest development during an ongoing investigation.
The chief of each institution signed an agreement on the new graft investigation procedures at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Wednesday morning (29/03).
"The public has huge expectation on the fight against corruption. The AGO, the KPK and the National Police each has its strengths and weaknesses and this agreement should help them complement each other," Attorney General H.M. Prasetyo said.
He cited as an example the fact that the KPK has the authority to search, seize, wiretap, question and detain alleged corruptors but does not have enough officers available at its disposal to do so.
The three institutions have now agreed to use e-SPDP — a form of electronic letter — to share information on graft cases being handled by each institution.
National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said using the e-SPDP each institution will inform each other when a graft investigation is about to get started and send updates once it is underway.
"The KPK will still supervise each case. We'll be on standby to send in our officers whenever the KPK needs us," Tito said.
KPK chairman Agus Rahardjo said the e-SPDP will be implemented initially in investigations taking place in Banten and West Java.
The institutions have also agreed to hold joint capacity building training to improve officers' skills in fighting corruption.
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