Corruption and secrecy

Corruption and secrecy

From Koran Tempo

The Coalition for Freedom of Access to Information has
rejected the House of Representatives debate of the state secrecy
bill for fear of the future use of this law by the government to
cover up information needed by society.

It is natural for us to worry about the state secrecy bill,
because the government should be open to the public. In this way,
all policies that are incorrect can be straightened out.

The very corrupt government in Indonesia cannot be purged
within a short time, so public control remains badly required.

Therefore, the worst thing to be feared is the use of such a
secrecy law as a mask to perpetuate the culture of corruption. We
still need to learn to have a clean government serving public
interests, instead of personal or group gains.

JAY SUHERWANTO
New York, USA