Jakarta – After two weeks of probing, anti-graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found 23 out of 48 candidates for the job of leading the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) are allegedly troubled.

"We had been tracking [the 48 candidates] since July 26 and found the integrity of many of them to be doubtful," said ICW investigation coordinator Febri Hendri when giving the report to the selection committee on Tuesday, as quoted by kompas.com.

The probe looked at three indicators: integrity, quality and administrative ability. According to the ICW, up to 23 candidates were found wanting, allegedly guilty of plagiarism, abuses of authority, suspicious wealth, strong ties to political parties and more.

The selection committee's spokesperson Betti S. Alisjahbana said that the ICW was working together with other institutions like the police, the Attorney General's Office, the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK), the directorate general of taxation and the National Intelligence Agency (BIN).

Out of these institutions, the police and the directorate general of taxation are the ones yet to submit their reports on the candidates. As for the ICW's report, Betti said that it will be taken into consideration. The final decision, however, will take all submitted reports into account.

The KPK admitted that they had already received around 3,000 reports from the public regarding the 48 candidates they announced last month. (rad/kes)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/08/11/23-KPK-candidates-unfit-leadership-icw.html