Jakarta – The House of Representatives law commission has agreed to end a polemic centering around whether it should accept eight Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leader candidates as proposed by the government or if it should demand another round to select two more candidates so the process could be in line with the existing regulations.

"We fail to see the substantial matter behind this polemic and thus we have agreed to continue the selection process with the current candidates proposed by the government," House law commission deputy chief Tjatur Sapto Edy said Thursday as quoted by tribunnews.com.

The law commission is now gearing up to conduct fit-and-proper tests for the short-listed candidates.

Earlier, several legislators voiced their concerns this problem, and suggested that the government should start a new selection process to seek two more candidates. Many graft activists viewed this as an attempt to bargain so these lawmakers could get rid of several critical candidates.

The short-listed candidates are graft activist Bambang Widjojanto, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Center chief Yunus Husein, KPK advisor Abdullah Hehamahua, KPK internal affairs director Handoyo Sudrajat, former police general Inps. Gen.(ret) Ariyanto Sutadi, prosecutor Zulkarnaen, Makassar graft activist Abraham Samad and National Police Commission member Adnan Pandu Praja.