The widespread practice of corruption and the difficulty in\neradicating this social ill are not solely driven by greed. The\nseemingly unstoppable nature of corruption also appears linked to the\ncarnal needs of men. Deputy Chairman of the KPK, Ibnu Basuki Widodo,\nrevealed concerning data during a socialisation event on Strengthening\nIntegrity and Anti-Corruption Practices at the Purwokerto District Court\nin Banyumas Regency, Central Java.<\/p>\n
Corruptors often disguise the proceeds of corruption by channelling\nthe money not only to their families but also to their mistresses. In\nvarious cases, illicit funds are typically given to relatives, used to\npurchase assets, donated to charities here and there, and spent on\nluxurious overseas holidays. But after all that, where does the abundant\nillicit money go? According to KPK data, male corruptors also disguise\ntheir corrupt proceeds by giving them to their mistresses.<\/p>\n
On average, 81% of male corruptors channel their corrupt proceeds to\ntheir mistresses. These mistresses can be considered passive actors,\nmeaning they merely receive and save the corruption money. Nevertheless,\nthis does not mean that these passive recipients can freely enjoy the\nillicit funds given by wealthy men from corruption proceeds. How should\nwe respond to the significant link between corruption and\ninfidelity?<\/p>\n
Infidelity<\/p>\n
To date, society has generally assumed that most corruption proceeds\nare enjoyed by the corruptors\u2019 families. We still remember how the\nfamilies of corruptors benefited from corruption in the form of luxury\ncars, designer bags, luxury homes, and various other things beyond what\nthey should afford. It is unimaginable how a civil servant in group III\ncould have savings of hundreds of billions of rupiah, unless from a\nsuper-rich family or profitable business.<\/p>\n
What the KPK has revealed about corruption and infidelity is actually\na representation of the acute moral deficit occurring among corrupt\nofficials. Although there are still honest officials far from lavish\nlifestyles, among those with greedy eyes who often glance at beautiful\nwomen around them, they cannot rely solely on their official income to\nattract and fund the lifestyle of their \u201ckept women\u201d. Corruption and\ninfidelity seem to go hand in hand.<\/p>\n
An official caught red-handed (OTT) or proven to have committed\ncorruption is not just ordinary criminal news. This is a harsh slap, a\ntragic portrait of moral decadence where public money and people\u2019s\nrights are exploited to satisfy forbidden romantic desires. Imagine the\nanger when hundreds of millions, even billions of rupiah\u2014funds that\nshould improve public services, village infrastructure, social\nassistance for the poor, honorary teacher salaries, healthcare services,\nor even procuring Qurans\u2014are diverted to buy luxury bags, apartments,\nand facial treatments for mistresses.<\/p>\n
Once again, what the KPK Deputy Chairman stated emphasises that\ncorruption practices in this country run parallel with deviant\nlifestyles. It is highly ironic. Men who often hold honourable\npositions\u2014public officials, bureaucrats, or company executives\u2014turn out\nto have deviant secondary \u201cneeds\u201d. The 81% figure is no small matter. It\nrelates to the behaviour of the majority of male corruptors. This figure\nshows that corruption is not only committed for urgent personal economic\nneeds but is driven by an infidelity lifestyle that defies common\nsense.<\/p>\n
Infidelity here acts as both a trigger and a goal for corruptors.\nIllicit money is deliberately disguised through money laundering by\nchannelling it to mistresses to make it hard to trace by the Financial\nTransaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK). Without considering the\nrisks, male officials recklessly commit corruption while enjoying\ntempting desires and experiences of infidelity. Infidelity is a worldly\ntemptation hard to resist, and alarmingly, many officials feel no guilt\nin doing so.<\/p>\n
Double Betrayal<\/p>\n
The corruption proceeds channelled by 81% of male corruptors to their\nmistresses is actually a reflection of a sick nation. This is a\ndistressing and disgusting fact. Imagine the heartbreak of the people\nwhen they see state money, which should be used for public facilities as\nthe people\u2019s right, turned into lubricant for illicit relationships. The\ninfidelity of corrupt officials and their kept women is part of a\nworrying socio-political problem. Corruption is theft, and in this case,\nthe spoils are used to pamper a lifestyle that destroys the nation\u2019s\nmorals.<\/p>\n
The practice of corruption channelled to women who ruin other men\u2019s\nlives is actually a form of double betrayal. First, they betray their\noath of office and the state by taking public money for unlawful\npersonal gain. Second, they betray their family, wife, and children,\nbecause the corruption proceeds and their motive for corruption are\nlinked to their deviant sexual desires.<\/p>\n
Tax money paid painstakingly by the people circulates in someone\nelse\u2019s bed. The state is forced to become a sort of sugar daddy for the\nmistresses of corrupt officials. When corruption proceeds committed by\nthese officials\u2026<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/corruption-and-infidelity-1776768756", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }