President Jokowi vs Commission

Author: M. Rais Rahmat Razak

Determining Compact Cabinet

Compactness President Jokowi the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at the time of preparation
of the cabinet some time ago a great hope for the public to the President Jokowi in efforts to combat
corruption. Commission issued a recommendation list of red or yellow, the President received the then
get rid of people considered problematic. Those whose names are given in red kept out of cabinet seats
Jokowi-JK.

Many people appreciate Jokowi decision to involve the Commission and the PPATK to decide who will
help him over the next five years. Prerogative of the President ruled out and let the public and the
Commission, directly involved with providing various inputs in determining the cabinet personnel.

That hope had faded as President Jokowi induct HMPrasetyo as Attorney General, who is not too well
known figures as warrior public law, has a strong relationship with one of the supporters of the party in
the presidential election Jokowi-JK. Jokowi publicly question the commitment to keep it sterile law
enforcement agencies of the influence of political parties. KPK as an institution has been involved in the
determination of the cabinet is not overly react and make an issue, because it has not found indications
of trouble with the law.

Prerogative again became president Jokowi reason, the President has the right to choose the best helper
of the closest, are well known and there is no legal or constitutional reason can cancel Prasetyo HM
election as Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia. Public-was then stopped and waited proof
HM Prasetyo promise to serve the law and free from the influence of any political party.

Determining different Police Chief

Different bold attitude with a desire not popular with the public and re-taken by the President Jokowi,
to keep asking Budi Gunawan Senior Officer Police have ever been associated with fat bank accounts
general, listed in red recommendation that the Commission failed to become a member of the Cabinet
Work Jokowi-JK, former aide of President Megawati and very close to the bearer party Jokowi-JK.

In the middle of polemic nomination as a candidate for Commissioner General Budi Gunawan single
police chief, on Tuesday January 13, 2015, the Commission set as a candidate for police chief Budi
Gunawan suspects ownership fat accounts, case charged with possession of suspicious accounts and
performed at the time served as the Head of Career Development Bureau (the National Police ) ".

Determination of BG as a suspect, indicating a shift in combating corruption flatform between President

Jokowi with the Commission, even no exaggeration to say the opposite in the determination of police
chief candidates. Red List issued by the Commission no longer be an important guideline for President
Jokowi in selecting State Officials, Proposed Komjen Budi Gunawan as police chief candidates by
Kompolnas used as justification for the attitude taken by the President, the question is whether,
Kompolnas have access to the Commission or to the the PPATK. And if Kompolnas not know that at the
time of filing cabinet members Jokowi Work-JK, Budi Gunawan not qualify for entry into the red list.

The difference in perspective between Jokowi as President of the Commission as an ad hoc body to
eradicate corruption led to the public on two axis Jokowi interests versus the Commission in
determining the state officials. President Jokowi proposed Komjen Budi Gunawan certainly have
strategic interests that will assist the president in carrying out law enforcement exceed the impact of
ownership indication of suspicious accounts.

Commission as ad hoc institution in the eyes of the public as a new hope better Indonesia, disturbed
that President Jokowi ignored red warning is given. So what the Commission, which has been in the
public praised as the strongest institution in law enforcement, save money State, indiscriminate action
against officials are no longer heard by the President Jokowi.

Public actually still have hope to cancel Komjen Budi Gunawan as the Chief of Police, the State
Constitution provides that the determination of the Chief of Police had to go through the approval of

Parliament. But the public and activists corruption then astonished. Yesterday, Wednesday January 14,
2015 to be exact Commission III of the Parliament approved the submission of a single candidate, the
Commissioner-General Budi Gunawan as a substitute Chief of Police Commissioner General Sutarman.
Commission III is not concerned with the determination of the suspect Police Commissioner General
Budi Gunawan as a suspect by the KPK. After listening to the views of 9 fractions are present, the
Chairman of Commission III Aziz Shamsuddin set and unanimously approved the proposal the
Commissioner General of Police Budi Gunawan as a candidate for chief of police of the Republic of
Indonesia to seek approval and determination of the highest decision-making plenary session of the
House of Representatives today.

Commission Decision III, very hurt feelings of the public and no longer concerned with what would
happen in this country. A law enforcement leaders Jokowi President's proposal, determined the suspect
by the Commission, be passed and approved to be appointed as the Chief of Police Commissioner
General Sutarman replace. How legal fate of our beloved country, if the law enforcement led by an
alleged offender law. Experience shows each set of suspects by the KPK all culminate in prison.

Today is January 15, 2015 a few hours ahead, the House of Representatives passed a plenary session of
the two-year trial period 2014-2015. Take a stand on whether to establish or reject the approval of
Commission III of the proposed Police Commissioner General Budi Gunawan as Police Chief Police
Commissioner General Sutarman replace.

Hopefully the prayers of all Indonesian people who still have concern and love for the homeland,
presumably members of Parliament as representatives of the people can listen to the voice of the
people, inner screams motherland to keep this country avoid a decision to choose law enforcement
leaders who have problems with the law and President Jokowi along Commission can regroup in
combating corruption in this country that we love.

Wallahu Alam Bi sawab

Jakarta, January 15, 2015