Corruption still involved, Taufik Gerindra Critic PKPU

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – President of DPD DKI Jakarta Gerindra Mohamad Taufik regretted the decision of the General Election Commission ( KPU ) on the prohibition of former prisoners of corruption in Pileg

and the 2004 election fixtures evaluating the KPU strangely emitting the settlement because it's against the law.

"Does the official institution really violate the law? For me it is strange that such an institution could make all the rules without considering the laws, how are you?" Taufik said when he was contacted on Monday (2/7).

Taufik said the KPU's rules prohibit corrupt ex-corruptors from violating Law No. 7 of 2017 on general elections. In article 240, paragraph (1), letter g, former prisoners of serious cases, including corruption, are prohibited from standing again. But if they present their case to a constituency, they have the right to go back.
Taufik predicted that the KPU rule would be subject to judicial review in the Supreme Court.

"Many people will sue, from today I think they are on trial, they believe that the KPU is violating the law". Taufik himself was caught in the corruption case of the purchase of property and accessories of the 2004 election when he was a KPUD of DKI Jakarta. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison on April 27, 2004. He was sentenced to 7 years in prison. Sanusi who was then chairman of the DPRD DPR Commission DKI faction Gerindra has evaluated turned out to accept bribes Rp2 billion related to the discussion and approval of the Jakarta Bay Reclamation Bill.

Earlier, KPU President Arief Budiman signed Law No. 20 of 2018 on the appointment of members of the DPR, the provincial DPRD and the Regency / Municipal DPRD on June 30, 2018.

In Article 7 , paragraph 1, subparagraph h of the PKPU, explicitly that the former convicted of corruption can not register as potential members of the legislature. (osc)