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The KPK has named 5 suspects in the Corona virus (COVID-19) welfare corruption case, including Social Affairs Minister Juliari Batubara. Can these alleged corrupters be sentenced to death if found guilty?
KPK President Firli Bahuri said his party would be guided by Law 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Crimes of Corruption. It refers exactly to article 2 on prosecution.
“We understand that in the stipulation of Law 31 of 1999, that is, article 2 regarding prosecution, that is, whoever has committed an act of deliberate enrichment to himself or to another person by violating the law that results in state losses” Firli said in a press release at the KPK White and Red House. South Jakarta, Sunday (6/12/2020).
Firli said that the law has a death law. In this case of corruption in welfare, Firli said that the KPK would function based on the testimony and evidence of witnesses.
“Second, there is a death threat. We also understand that the COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the government to be a non-natural disaster, so of course we are not stopping here, what we are doing, we will continue to work. in relation to how the mechanism for the acquisition of goods and services is like for social assistance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Of course, later we will work based on the testimony of witnesses and the evidence of whether it can be included in the article 2 of Law 31 of 1999 ”, he said.
Firli said the KPK was still working hard to develop cases. So that it can be determined whether or not a criminal act is detrimental to the finances of the State in this case of corruption.
“I think we are still working hard to prove whether or not a criminal act is detrimental to state money as mentioned in Article 2,” he said.
