Corruption and state losses

Corruption and state losses

"The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is in the
vanguard of the antigraft campaign, focusing on cases that caused
at least Rp 1 billion (US$100,000) in state losses ...."

This perhaps is the core of the problem.

Disappointment with the anticorruption effort stems from this
mistake, because the man on the street, you and I, does not see
an appreciable decrease in corruption. We still face the same
corrupt officials, from the policemen on street patrol to the
customs officials at points of entry into Indonesia, demanding
payoffs and blackmail money.

For the anticorruption effort to feel effective there should
be an appreciable difference in our everyday life ... start going
after the "small fries", please.

RICHARD TAN
Kuala Lumpur