Corruption and social harm

Corruption and social harm

From Media Indonesia

The crimes committed by corruptors are greater in magnitude than those involving ordinary street criminals, many of whom are forced to perpetrate offenses due to critical circumstances, ignorance, poverty and other desperate problems.

Corruptors, on the other hand, are motivated by personal or group interests, with the aim of enriching themselves through deception, discrimination, as well as the abuse of rights and the country's natural resources.

In their attempt to cripple the system and render it ineffective, the impact they cause to the social aspects of public life is also devastating. Meanwhile, Indonesia has so far failed to raise the social standards of its people.

The programs for elimination of illiteracy and reduction of school dropout rates, for instance, have failed. This has been due to the tug-of-war between interest groups vying for their illegal commission and the lack of concern for the nation's priority problems.

RB. SOHUTIHON Jakarta