Corruption rating?

Corruption rating?

From Rakyat Merdeka

The deputy secretary-general of Transparency International Indonesia, Nurul Almy Hafild, said recently that Indonesia and Bangladesh remained the most corrupt countries in Asia. However, the level of poverty in Indonesia is less extreme than in Bangladesh and Senegal, the world's poorest nations.

Nurul Almy further indicated that the perception of corruption in Indonesia continued to stand at the same rate as last year, that is 1.9 out of 10. This rating was formulated from interviews with entrepreneurs and analysts in 12 independent surveys conducted by various international institutes.

This shows that in the past year the Indonesian government has made no serious efforts in eliminating corruption.

In my view, these research findings should not be published unnecessarily because they will have a negative impact on the country. By announcing these results, entrepreneurs and investors will flee Indonesia as their place of business, which in turn will increase the suffering of Indonesia's crisis-stricken population.

In fact, I fully agree with the critical attempts undertaken by non-governmental organizations to monitor shortcomings in public administration and injustice in society. But I regret the fact that in order to earn some money, certain parties have to sell poverty and expose the dark side of the nation.

DWISTINI ANDINI

Bogor, West Java