House Passes Bill on Second Amendment to KPK Law

Since its inception back in 2002, the Corruption Eradication Commission (Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi – “KPK”) has been the main spearhead and symbol of anti-corruption reformation in Indonesia, as the body has remained fiercely independent and has resisted any influence over it which various other parties both within and outside the government have attempted to exert. However, a number of parties have complained that the KPK has amassed too much power, resulting in the submission of several applications for judicial review over the past decade.

Against this backdrop, the Bill on the Second Amendment (“Bill”) to Law No. 30 of 2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (“KPK Law”), which has been pushed by various stakeholders, has finally been passed by the House of Representatives (“House”).[1] Various controversies surrounding the Bill have emerged in the mass media, however, this edition of Indonesian Legal Brief (ILB) will offer a more clinical analysis of the Bill with a specific focus on the following areas: