Dylan Amirio, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Fadli Zon said that revising the 2002 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law was necessary to prevent the antigraft body's leaders from abusing their power.

The Gerindra Party lawmaker said KPK leaders must avoid abuse of authorities due to the sheer influence and size of the graft cases the body was dealing with.

Fadli said that among some elements of the KPK law that should be changed were the wiretapping clause, which he said was a blatant violation of human rights.

"KPK is a super body that is prone to distraction. Wiretapping a person without permission is a human rights violation and by having this in the law, the KPK could use it to their own advantage. That is why we must revise the law to prevent this distraction from happening," he told reporters at the House complex on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H. Laoly pushed for the inclusion of the KPK law revision in the 2015 National Legislation Program. He said the law needed to be immediately revised to strengthen the KPK's anti-corruption efforts. (ebf)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/06/17/KPK-law-prone-abuse-power-lawmaker.html