Hotman Siregar, Jakarta – The selection of a new leader to fill a vacancy at Indonesia's anti-graft agency has been delayed until December in order to appoint all five leaders simultaneously.

Commission III in the House of Representatives, or DPR, which is responsible for law, legislation and human rights, announced the decision on Tuesday.

"In today's meeting we discussed the delay of KPK leaders' selection. We want the selection to be held simultaneously in December 2015," commission member Trimedya Panjaitan said at the DPR complex.

The administration of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono formed a selection committee to find a replacement for then-KPK deputy chairman Buysro Muqoddas last year. Buysro's term ended on Dec. 16, 2014.

The field of candidates has been narrowed to two: Busyro, who has reapplied for the position, and anti-corruption activist Robby Arya Brata.

"We'll wait until December to hold a simultaneous fit-and-proper test," Trimedya said. "[The other four] KPK leaders' terms end in December. So, we'll do it then all together."

Trimedya said the government will put forward eight candidate names to fill the positions to the DPR.

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