Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says it will only hire retired Indonesian Military (TNI) members, to be assigned as prison guards.

KPK spokesman Johan Budi said that the KPK would not hire active TNI personnel and particularly not as investigators. "If we decide to hire TNI personnel, first they will have to be retired and then will only be appointed as prison guards," Johan said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Johan had earlier rejected speculation that the commission would recruit members of the TNI as investigators.

Johan also denied that the move to recruit TNI members was part of an effort to 'safeguard' the Hambalang sports complex graft case, which involves politicians from the ruling Democratic Party.