- VIVAnews/Anhar Rizki Affandi
VIVAnews - Abraham Samad was elected the new Head of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) after winning a poll set up by the House of Representatives (DPR).
Commission III on Legal Affairs at DPR voted four KPK leaders for the 2011-2016 period. Two strong candidates namely Abdullah Hehamahua and Yunus Husein lost the poll.
The four elected KPK leaders - Abraham Samad, Bambang Widjojanto, Adnan Pandu Praja, and Zulkarnain - gained a total of 223 votes from 56 DPR members.
The following are the final votes for the eight candidates of KPK heads:
1. Abraham Samad : 55
2. Ins. Gen. Pol (ret) Aryanto Sutadi : 3
3. Abdullah Hehamahua : 2
4. Handoyo Sudradjat : -
5. Adnan Pandu Praja : 50
6. Yunus Husein : 20
7. Zulkarnain : 37
8. Bambang Widjojanto : 55
Each DPR member is granted the right to have four votes. Out of the supposed 224 votes, a DPR member is presumed of only giving three votes.
During the second poll made to single out a candidate for KPK head, Abraham Samad won the count by 43 votes.
Pesawat Latih Jatuh di BSD Tangsel, Polisi Amankan TKP
Tiga orang meninggal dunia akibat pesawat latih tersebut jatuh.
