Death sentence for corruptors<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
The attorney general has said that capital punishment is still
\nneeded to deter criminals, but the sentence has not been handed
\ndown to any corruptors, and yet the country is still in the midst
\nof a crisis.<\/p>\n
While drug traffickers and murderers have recently gotten the
\nfiring squad, why can't the sentence be given to corruptors? Is
\nit because they are in a position to buy their way out of the
\nsentence?<\/p>\n
As the country is based on law for all citizens, the death
\nsentence should also be imposed on corruptors, because they cause
\nfar greater disruption to the basis of state resilience and
\nindependence.<\/p>\n
Now the fact is that the state has incurred huge sums of
\ndebts, however, the funds that should be going into the state
\ntreasury, in huge amounts, have vanished as a result of massive
\ncorruption by tax officials.<\/p>\n
Also, the council of subdistricts in Jakarta, while denying a
\ncorruption allegation in connection with the government's fuel
\nsubsidy assistance fund for the poor, has admitted that if any
\ngraft was actually committed, the sum would have been less than
\nRp 1 billion. How many poor people could that have helped if it
\ngot to them?<\/p>\n
Still, those known to have struggled for clean governance are
\nreportedly involved in irregularities concerning the use of
\nrelief aid for tsunami victims, while a high-ranking official
\nfrom the General Elections Commission has been arrested for
\nallegedly bribing a government auditor, who had found
\nirregularities by the election commission.<\/p>\n
As all this goes on, the country is certainly trapped in a
\ncrisis. In addition to the high rate of unemployment, the tens of
\nmillions living in poverty has also increased following the fuel
\nprice increase. Therefore, it is only proper to sentence to death
\nthe corruptors, as a deterrent.<\/p>\n
TAUFIK KARMADI
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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