More than 200 Register for Selection as KPK Chief

Jakarta (News Today) - A total of 268 people have registered as applicants for the post of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief, according to latest data from the selection committee on Monday.

They come from various professions but most of them are lawyers numbering 78 or 29.1 percent of the total, followed by private professions 72 or 8.2 percent, civil servants or retired civil servants 61 or 22.7 percent, academicians 23 or 8.5 percent, police/military officers or retired police/military officers 22 or 8.2 percent.

The number of retired public prosecutors registering for selection is nine or 3.3 percent while judges or retired judges three or 1.1 percent. Several national figures have also registered themselves for the selection namely Jimly Asshiddiqie, who is a member of the presidential advisory board and Busyro Muqodar, who is chairman of the Judicial Commission.

Others include former president director of Perum Percetakan Uang Republic Indonesia (state-owned money printing company) and also former KPK official, Junino Jahja, and Farouk Muhammad, a member of the Regional Representative Council.

Noted lawyers who have registered for the selection are Bambang Widjohanto, Henry Yosodiningrat, Otto Cornelis Kaligis, Yusuf Asyid, Farhat Abbas, Alam P Simamora, Pangihutan Nasution and Cacang S Murtado.

Retired army officers that have registered are retired major general Kivlan Zein and former second director of economic special affairs of the National Police Criminal Intelligence Unit, retired Brigadier General Weni Warouw.

The committee would choose two amond them to be reported to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who would later refer them to the House of Representatives for a fit and proper test. The House of Representatives would later choose one of them to be named KPK chief.

Source : kompas.com

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