Last year was probably the worst for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In addition to all the internal issues that the commission face throughout the years, the Chief, Firli Bahuri, was embroiled in a criminal case. Firli was accused of blackmailing then Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo (NasDem), after the KPK begin investigation into the case of alleged corruption in the Ministry. We know what happen next, the public’s attention was shifted to Firli as he was named suspect on alleged blackmailing, nearly forgetting that Syahrul was also named suspect in the case of corruption on October 2023. From the start, we believed that there would be no one who could be blackmailed if they were innocent. And indeed, after Syahrul underwent trial, the public finally learned about all the tricks and criminal schemes he carried out. The latest issue that attracted the most attention was how Syahrul used his connections at the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to obtain Unqualified (Wajar Tanpa Pengecualian–WTP) opinion/status for the Ministry’s financial reports. The WTP status is allegedly given in exchange of billions of rupiah every year. By now this practice, unfortunately, is already common.To subscribe please click here
