REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Chief of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Abraham Samad said that picking problematic ministers would hamper efforts to achieve clean government. 

"It is simple to judge it. The people will judge it unclean if problematic cabinet ministers are appointed, as that will reflect on the government," Samad stated at the KPK building on Wednesday.

Earlier, on Friday (Oct 17), President Joko Widodo's Transition Team submitted a list of 43 ministerial candidates to the KPK and asked the anti-graft body to study their track record. The KPK then submitted its recommendation to the President.

"The KPK has an obligation to inform the President about the eligibility of his ministerial candidates. It should be made clear. There should be no grey area in this matter," the KPK chief noted.

This means, KPK will reject the appointment of any problematic ministers once the President ignorers the body's recommendations. According to Samad, ignoringKPK's recommendations also means that the government 

Samad and two deputies, Zulkarnain and Bambang Widjojanto, met with Jokowi at the Presidential Palace. They discussed "yellow" and "red" mark on some ministerial candidates. 

On Monday, Oct 20, Zulkarnain revealed that the KPK had used yellow and red marks to indicate the extent of each one's involvement in corruption cases. 

"We have not written 'passed' or 'failed' on the examinations. We have only provided inputs based on the (Jokowi's) request. We have given red color to high-risk potential candidates and yellow color to candidates with moderate potential to be involved in corruption cases," he had stated.

Earlier, Jokowi had said he would involve the KPK and the Financial Transaction and Analysis Report Center while selecting his ministerial candidates.

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