Since the Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK) was founded in 2003, attempts to weaken this institution has been made many times, in many ways. One of the more prominent attempts is through the legislative process, by demanding a revision to the Law No. 30 of 2002 (Revision of KPK Law).
The attempt to revise the KPK Law has begun in 2011. The attempt became more aggressively done by the government and the Parliament in 2015. In that year, discussions on the revision of the Law were done in June, October and December.
The existence of the Anti-Corruption Course (SAKTI) is one of the priorities of ICW's work to expand the anti-corruption movement. In addition to being a vehicle to raise cadres of anti-corruption activists, the programs and curriculums designed by SAKTI can be used by various parties, especially ICW's strategic network/partners.
The raid conducted by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against a number of officials in Pamekasan Regency on 2 August 2017 added to a long list of corruption cases involving the village funds.
One hundred and twenty-five days have passed since the acid throwing incident against one of the Corruption Eradication Commission investigators Novel Baswedan. On Monday (14/8) Novel Baswedan was finally examined as a victim witness on the case.
The renegotiation of the contract of work between the Government of Indonesia and PT. Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has met with difficulties. The main cause is the different fiscal schemes referred to by the parties. The government is leaning to the prevailing scheme, which is a dynamic tax scheme following existing laws and regulations, while PTFI wants the naildown scheme that refers to the articles of the Contract of Work that have been used and fixed.
On 14 July 2017, PT. Duta Graha Indah (PT. DGI) – since then renamed PT. Nusa Konstruksi Engineering – has been named as a suspect in the corruption case of the construction of Udayana Special Education Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Tourism. The naming of PT. DGI as a suspect is a giant move for KPK, as it is the first-ever corporation to be named as suspect by KPK.
In the midst of the attempt of the Special Committee of Inquiry to KPK to collect information to weaken the KPK, the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, which was previously a part of the Committee coalition, submitted its resignation on 24 July 2017.
The investigation of the case of acid throwing against Novel Baswedan has not resulted in any clear leads. Until the 114th day of the investigation, the police has not been able to find the perpetrators of the attack, which occurred on Tuesday, 11 April 2017. As a result of the attack, Novel had to be treated in Singapore to recover his severely injured eye.
The naming of Setya Novanto (SN), Chairman of the House of Representatives, as a suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission, on Monday 17 July shocked the public. Once again, the Commission named a high-ranking official as a corruption suspect.
KPK’s move to name SN as a suspect is regarded as a daring move in a time when the House is attempting to inquire KPK on that case, misusing its Right of Inquiry.