REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Political observer Karel Susetyo said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) should immediately install Comr. Gen Budi Gunawan new police chief after the court decided corruption charge against him is invalid.
"Everyone should accept the the pretrial court's decision and installment of Budi Gunawan (BG) should put an end to the polemic over the police general," Karel, the executive director of POINT Indonesia, said here on Monday.
Judge Sarpin Rizaldi favored the lawsuit filed by Budi Gunawan against a decision of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) that declared him a corruption suspect.
Budi Gunawan was the sole candidate proposed last month by the president to the House of Representatives (DPR).
However, the day before the Commission III of the DPR held the fit and proper test for the candidate, KPK declared Budi Gunawan a corruption suspect.
The DPR, despite the status of being a suspect, gave its approval for Budi Gunawan as a new police chief.
The conflict began that dragged until today with police "receiving" law suits against all remaining four leaders of KPK.
The situation threw President Jokowi into an unpleasant situation whether to install or not to install Budi Gunawan.
His latest promise was to make his decision after the process of pretrial is over.
Karel said with the pretrial result on Monday, President Jokowi had no reason to delay installation of Budi Gunawan.
"With the installation of new chief , police should be solid again in carrying out their duties," he said.
As for the legal case against the KPK leader let the law takes it own way without interference by the president.
Meanwhile, law and political observer from the University of Nusa Cendana (Undana) in Kupang Nikolaus Pira Bunga said the president could not install Budi Gunawan.
"In fact Budi Gunawan is already police chief after the approval given by DPR , but the president delayed the installation to show his respect for the law," Nikolaus said .
Installation of Budi Gunawan, however, is likely to draw strong public protest.
In addition police under Budi Gunawan is not expected to be able to have good relations with KPK after the conflict.
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