REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Agus Rajardjo, the new chief of the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), here on Monday, expressed confidence to lead the agency.
"This is the risk of taking charge of the office. Certainly, we need not be afraid," he stated after reading out the oath of office at the State Palace.
Former KPK chief Antasari Ashar is now behind bars, while Abraham Samad has been named a suspect.
Rajardjo will lead the KPK for the 2015-2019 period along with Basaria Panjaitan, Alexander Marwata, Laode Muhammad Syarief, and Saut Situmorang.
The House of Representatives' Commission elected them from the ten candidates suggested by President Joko Widodo.
"We have to first evaluate the facts. I am not yet aware of them. I just came from outside," Rajardjo said while declining to comment on the question regarding a case handled by the KPK.
Rajardjo clarified that it would take him and his colleagues some one to two weeks to consolidate the facts.
He said that he was still unsure which case would be given priority but confirmed that synergy with other agencies would be increased.
"Synergy with other institutions will be stepped up and improved," he affirmed.
President Widodo witnessed the reading of the oath of office along with Vice President Jusuf Kalla and several cabinet ministers and heads of state institutions.
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