Agency of graft eradication

Agency of graft eradication

From Rakyat Merdeka

Apart from proposing the reversal of the burden of proof in alleged graft cases, the Movement of the Community Concerned with State's Assets (Gempita) organization believes that the government must set up an independent agency for graft eradication, such as the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong or the Malaysian graft eradication agency.

This agency would ideally consist of community figures and clean, non-partisan professionals and its activities would not be hampered by the state's bureaucracy. The agency would concentrate on receiving reports from the community, conducting examinations and making moves to uncover alleged practices of graft, collusion and nepotism in the government, the judiciary and amongst law enforcers themselves.

Using such methods, this agency will be able to identify graft cases effectively and report the result of its probe as preliminary evidence to the attorney general's office, who could then lay charges, followed by prosecution at the court of law.

Gempita hopes that this agency will be operated under the coordination of Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who is effectively the head of the government.

ALBERT HASIBUAN

Gempita Chairperson

Jakarta