Jokowi Asked to Reconcile Damaged Polri - KPK Relationship

Jakarta. The conflict between the Indonesian police and the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) exacerbated shortly after the naming of KPK Deputy Bambang Widjojanto as a suspect for false- statement made to the Constitutional Court in 2010 in regards to the regional elections at Kotawaringin Barat, Central Kalimantan.

The commotion between the two parties is widely known as 'cicak vs buaya' or 'gecko vs crocodile' which symbolizes the tumult behind those who are in power. This issue is speculated to have a direct correlation with previous hotly debated issue regarding the naming of Budi Gunawan as a suspect of graft- case by KPK. The fact that he remains the most eligible candidate for head of Indonesian police position aggravated those who are unsupportive with the notion