Speaker of the House Marzuki Alie called for the dismantling of the Corruption Eradication Commission following the latest controversy surrounding a number of top officials.

"We are disappointed with the institution. If it's no longer trustworthy, what is the benefit of having it?" Marzuki was quoted by news portal Detik.com on Friday.

The agency's deputy chairman for graft enforcement, Chandra Hamzah; chief of graft investigation and prosecution, Insp. Gen. Ade Raharja; and spokesman, Johan Budi were all accused of wrongdoing by high-profile fugitive graft suspect Muhammad Nazaruddin during a television interview that aired on Metro TV last week.

Nazaruddin alleged that the three met Democratic Party chairman Anas Urbaningrum to secure political backing for their bids for the top KPK posts.

In return, the former Democratic Party treasurer said, the KPK would overlook Anas' alleged role in a graft scandal surrounding the construction of an athletes' village for November's Southeast Asian Games. Nazaruddin has been named a suspect for his role in that case.

Marzuki stressed the importance of finding trustworthy individuals to staff the anti-corruption watchdog group.

"But if the selection committee could not find credible people then it is important to reconsider the restructuring of the agency," he said, adding that the agency must consider recruiting academics.

"Maybe it is necessary to hire academics so that we can still rely our hopes on the KPK to eradicate corruption," he said.