Jakarta Globe | November 25, 2010
Jakarta. Busyro Muqoddas has been elected head of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission.
 |
| Busyro Muqoddas has been elected head of Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission. House of Representatives Commission III, which oversees legal affairs, voted 34-20 in favor of Busyro over human rights campaigner Bambang Widjajanto. (JG Photo) |
House of Representatives Commission III, which oversees legal affairs, voted 34-20 in favor of Busyro over human rights campaigner Bambang Widjajanto.
Busyro won by 34 votes and Bambang got 20 votes out of a total of 55 votes. One commission member abstained.
Busyro, the outgoing chairman of the Judicial Commission, impressed the lawmakers with his desire to see stronger punishment for those convicted of corruption.
He proposed making corruption a human rights violation rather than a simple violation of the Criminal Code, which would allow for tougher punishment.
“Corruption is actually a crime against humanity,” Busyro said during his fit-and-proper test on Wednesday.
He added that it would require concerted political will from both the government and lawmakers to amend the law.
Lawmakers asked the candidate about his ability to withstand attempted political influence during his work at the KPK, which is one of the few respected branches of government.
Busyro, who is not affiliated with a political party, said a KPK commissioner would only react to political intervention if he or she had a serious political burden or a “hidden political agenda.”
“I don’t have either of these,” he said.
Related Articles:
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.