Corruption suspicions

Corruption suspicions

The detention of General Elections Commission (KPU) member
Mulyana W. Kusumah for allegedly bribing a Supreme Audit Agency
(BPK) official is currently still in the initial investigative
phase.

Accusations of corruption at the KPU are still unclear. What
is coming to the fore is the suspicion that the alleged bribery
was intended to conceal "something". The BPK's audit of the KPU
has not been completed, and thus if the Corruption Eradication
Commission (KPK) insists on immediately pursuing the case then
their investigation would be dependent on Mulyana's testimony.

The case seems a bit dramatic. In fact there is a sense that
it is being dramatized. Many are surprised that it involves an
individual known for his commitment to truth and justice.

Hence there is a growing belief that the priority should not
be to arrest Mulyana, but rather a full investigation into the
KPU.

There are those who claim that as a result of this case the
banner of corruption eradication is flying high. Those people are
mistaken. A long queue of major cases have been frozen or shelved
-- maybe because they are "protected".
-- Neraca Economic Daily, Jakarta