KPK and political parties discuss the cost of high election-the potential for political financing corruption

Jakarta – The Eradication Commission (KPK) corruption has discussed a discussion with political parties (political parties) on the study of the potential of corruption in political financing. The discussion was conducted to obtain information and information in attempts to prevent corruption. “The KPK is currently studying possible corruption in political financing. The KPK is still busy with political parties, election participants,” KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said on Friday (5/16/2025), KPK, South Jakarta. “Of course, getting information and information is related to the problems facing, obstacles and challenges naturally in the context of efforts to prevent corruption,” he added. Browse to continue with the content KPK hopes that each political party can provide complete information so that the diagnosis or study can be done in full. So that the recommendations of the discussion can be followed up later to improve the political system. “Followed in an attempt to improve the political system in the context of preventing corruption,” he said. The extent of the discussion begins from the main cause of high election costs. In addition, a strategy is discussed to lower high political costs in an illegal way. “There is also the scope of the discussion that is being held, the first is certainly related to the main cause of the high election costs,” he said. Then discussed efforts to prevent public officials from being elected to return illegal political capital. The softening of the conflict of the interests of elected officials with donors is also discussed. “And of course, the discussion was also performed related to the softening of the conflict of the interests of elected officials towards donors as an attempt to respond to political financing,” he said. Previously, the KPK leadership revealed that they had suggested to the government that political parties would get major funds. This funding is given using the APBN. “The KPK has given recommendations to the government several times to provide large funds to political parties, recommendations to political parties. So that political parties of the APBN are financed,” KPK chairman Fitroh Rohcahyanto said in the thematic webinar of Anti-Corruption Education: Thursday of the ECTP. Also look at “KPK investigators are surprised that Sprinlidi Harun Masiku can lick PDIP politicians here: Look at more on the next page. Fitroh said this proposal was made by one of them when they underwent a suitable and proper test for naming the KPK leadership with the DPR. He explained that he was getting questions about the most important causes of corruption at the time. With the current political system, he considered candidates who participated in the voter process had to spend a very large capital to win. He said capital is needed by investors candidates. “When (there are) the investors, there must also be reciprocity. Well, what is the reciprocity? What often happens in the reciprocal corruption case, if the occupation of positions is decided to implement these investors to become project activities in the regions, in the ministry and in the offices,” Fitroh explained. He said that by seeing it, the KPK gave the government several times recommendations to give large funds to political parties. But he said until the time of the recommendation of the KPK, it was not implemented in general because it involved financing. Then he said, related to the recruitment system in choosing the nominated party, political parties should make a selection and assessment process. He said the most important thing that became the basis of assessment was integrity. “Because when it talks about the ability of brain intelligence without integrity, it is very difficult to build awareness of the corruption,” he said. Also watch the video “KPK investigators recognize the tip of Maspin Maspin” here: HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here