Keep up the momentum<\/p>\n
The Attorney General's Office has begun to summon business
\ntycoons and executives suspected of having misused state money.
\nBank owners and directors thus far known as successful
\nentrepreneurs have been brought before law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n
The Habibie administration is working to maintain momentum in
\nefforts to eradicate corruption and is trying hard to ensure that
\nthese efforts are not perceived as being mere formalities without
\nsubstance.<\/p>\n
We must however remind the authorities that corruption in
\nIndonesia has long been a structural affliction. Like poverty, it
\nhas become firmly established and grown deep roots.<\/p>\n
Since corruption here is a structural condition, fighting it
\ndemands great courage and honesty on the part of both those who
\nare being investigated and charged and those who conduct the
\ninvestigations and make the charges. The difficulty is that both
\nsides belonged to the same regime.<\/p>\n
In order to keep up momentum in the drive to eradicate
\ncorruption, investigations should not be limited to
\nbusinesspeople but should be expanded to include government
\nofficials from the past and the present. People should be
\nsuspicious if government officials owns palatial houses, posh
\ncars and other symbols of extravagant wealth.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/keep-up-the-momentum-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }