Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and\nCorrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra assessed that eradicating corruption in\nIndonesia will not succeed if it only relies on legal instruments and\nlaw enforcement without being accompanied by the development of public\nethics and morality. According to him, the root of the corruption\nproblem no longer lies in a lack of regulations or institutions, but in\nweak ethical awareness.<\/p>\n
Yusril made the statement during the inauguration of the Cetiya Tian\nShi Hua Guan Di Jing in Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK), North Jakarta, on\nSunday (19\/7\/2026). \u201cThe problem is not the absence of legal norms, nor\nthe absence of law enforcement institutions. But why hasn\u2019t corruption\nbeen eradicated? In fact, it is getting worse,\u201d Yusril said.<\/p>\n
He explained that Indonesia actually possesses relatively complete\nanti-corruption instruments. In addition to various laws, the government\nhas established special institutions such as the Corruption Eradication\nCommission (KPK) and the Corruption Court (Tipikor). However, these\nvarious instruments have not been able to stop corrupt practices that\ncontinue to repeat themselves.<\/p>\n
Yusril admitted that his long experience in the legal field,\nincluding his involvement in drafting various laws and regulations, led\nhim to the conclusion that law enforcement alone is insufficient to\neliminate corruption. \u201cHundreds of laws I have drafted. Various\ninstitutions I helped create, expanding investigative powers,\nestablishing the KPK, establishing the Corruption Court. But why hasn\u2019t\ncorruption been eradicated?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Professor of Constitutional Law emphasized that the main\nfoundation of a clean state is not just legal certainty, but also ethics\nbased on religious values. According to him, the constitution and\nvarious regulations will be meaningless if they are not supported by the\nmoral awareness of the community. \u201cThe Constitution, laws, government\nregulations, whatever we make will be meaningless if the state is not\nbuilt on an ethical foundation that must be constructed based on the\nreligious beliefs that live and thrive in our homeland,\u201d Yusril\nstated.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Yusril believes that building an anti-corruption culture\nmust start from character education from an early age. He assessed that\nthis change cannot be achieved in a short time, but requires a\ncross-generational process.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/yusril-corruption-will-not-end-just-because-kpk-exists-the-problem-lies-in-ethics-1784469088", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }