Political contract is needed<\/p>\n
It is interesting to note that Corruption Eradication
\nCommission (KPK) chief Taufiqurrachman Ruki said that
\npresidential and vice presidential candidates should sign a
\npolitical contract, which would state their readiness -- should
\nthey be elected -- to punish corruptors, including bureaucrats or
\ntheir party colleagues.<\/p>\n
Although Prof. Ahmad Ali of University of Hasanuddin Makassar
\ncommented that what the KPK needs to do is to hunt corruptors
\ndown -- and not to come with a proposal as it is up to
\nacademicians to do that (Pelita, April 23) -- such a contract is,
\nI think, badly needed.<\/p>\n
Taufiqurrachman and his team are currently investigating 177
\nalleged corruption cases (The Jakarta Post, April 23).<\/p>\n
The political \"contract\" is actually already in place, if one
\ncould say so. Since the independence of this country, as
\nrequired by article 9 of the 1945 Constitution, every president
\nand vice president are sworn-in before assuming power. The oath
\nis taken before the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary
\nsession.<\/p>\n
What kind of political contract would serve as a precise tool
\nfor corruption eradication? It would not simply comprise a
\ndeclaration but would need to be signed. So, if the president and
\nvice president were to break the contract, they would be held
\naccountable.<\/p>\n
Above all, what the new president and vice president need to
\ndo is to commit to enforcing the law, perhaps using China and
\nMalaysia as models. This could probably be done by signing the
\naforementioned contract before the MPR plenary session, prior to,
\nor after, the president and the vice president take their oaths.<\/p>\n
M. RUSDI
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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