Jakarta – Prolonged debate on the bank accounts with implausibly large balances allegedly held by several mid- and high-ranking police officers will end only if the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigates the issue, the Judicial Mafia Taskforce said on Wednesday.

"We will coordinate with the KPK to discuss the 'fat bank accounts' case. The commission is the most suitable law enforcement agency to handle it," taskforce member Mas Achmad "Ota" Santosa said.

Ota and taskforce secretary Denny Indrayana met with anticorruption activists upset with the police's decision to let the case go despite a ruling by the Central Information Commission (KIP).

The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre's (PPTAK)analysis of 23 'suspicious' bank accounts held by police officers was previously leaked to the public. The PPATK responded by announcing that 17 of the 23 accounts were "clean" but refused to go into detail.

Last month, the KIP resolved a complaint from the Indonesia Corruption Watch and ordered the National Police to disclose information on the bank accounts.

The police ignored a 14-day deadline imposed by the KIP and refused to disclose the data. "The 2008 Law on Freedom of Information still has loopholes that the police might use to escape the KIP's ruling," Ota said, adding that the law should be revised.